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Cladonia amaurocraea

(Florke) Schaerer

Quill Pixie Lichen

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121575

Element CodeNLTEST5910

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyCladoniaceae

GenusCladonia

Other Common Names

Cladonie pennée (FR) Quill 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.

Taxonomic Comments

Stable: See Thomson, J. 1984. American Arctic Lichens 1. The Macrolichens.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model

Review Date2013-06-07

Change Date1992-09-01

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	SU	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Labrador	S5	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S2	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Minnesota (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Baker - Homer - Brule Lakes	Superior National Forest	6,712
Hegman Lakes	Superior National Forest	675
Wood Lake	Superior National Forest	596

New Hampshire (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Great Gulf Ext.	White Mountain National Forest	15,110
Pemigewasset Ext	White Mountain National Forest	15,840
Presidential - Dry River Ext	White Mountain National Forest	10,555

References (3)

Esslinger, T. L. 2014. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota State University: http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm (First Posted 1 December 1997, Most Recent Version (#19) 23 March 2014), Fargo, North Dakota.
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.