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Candelariella rosulans

(Mull. Arg.) Zahlbr.

Sagebrush Goldspeck Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121868
Element CodeNLT0007140
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderCandelariales
FamilyCandelariaceae
GenusCandelariella
Concept Reference
Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4):467-549. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-10-26
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-10-26
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This species grows on many substrates (rock, wood, bark, and soils) from the Coast mountains in California across to Arizona and north through the Rocky Mountains. This lichen is typically found in juniper, sagebrush, and less often in canyon habitats.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
California (6)
AreaForestAcres
Dobie FlatModoc National Forest15,079
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
References (4)
  1. Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
  2. Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. [http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/]
  3. Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4):467-549. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
  4. Hutten, M., U. Arup, O. Breuss, T. L. Esslinger, A. M. Fryday, K. Knudsen, J. C. Lendemer, C. Printzen, H. T. Root, M. Schultz, J. Sheard, T. Tønsberg, and B. McCune. 2013. Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California. North American Fungi 8(11): 1-47. doi: http://dx.doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.011