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Cetraria ericetorum

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Iceland Lichen

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122946

Element CodeNLTEST5660

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusCetraria

Other Common Names

Cétraire des bruyères (FR)

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.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model

Review Date2013-06-06

Change Date2013-06-06

Edition Date2000-11-17

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

This species is circumpolar, south to the mountains of Oregon and Colorado (McCune and Geiser 1997).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S1	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S1	Yes
Labrador	SU	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
British Columbia	SNR	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SU	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Washington (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Granite Mountain	Okanogan National Forest	27,428
Long Swamp	Okanogan National Forest	66,344
Mt. Baker North	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	16,873
Tiffany	Okanogan National Forest	22,045

References (3)

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/]
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.
McCune, B. and L. Geiser. 1997. Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. A co-publication with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 386 pp.