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Cetraria aculeata

(Schreber) Fr.

Spiny Shield Lichen

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123232
Element CodeNLT0007760
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusCetraria
Synonyms
Coelocaulon aculeatum(Schreber) LinkCornicularia aculeata(Schreber) Ach.
Other Common Names
Cétraire épineuse (FR) Spiny Heath Lichen (EN)
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
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-06
Change Date2013-06-06
Edition Date2001-10-26
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This arctic-boreal lichen occurs from Alaska south through the Rocky Mountains to Colorado and east through the Northwest Territories. It also occurs in New England, north to the island of Newfoundland, excluding much of eastern Canada.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
NunavutS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS3Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
TiffanyOkanogan National Forest22,045
References (3)
  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.