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Cladonia caespiticia

(Pers.) Florke

Stubby-stalked Cladonia

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127814
Element CodeNLTEST6040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyCladoniaceae
GenusCladonia
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: Inform. from Hale, 1979. How to Know the Lichens.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-12-02
Change Date2016-12-02
Edition Date2001-10-29
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This lichen grows throughout the eastern U.S., and part of southern Canada in partly shaded forests on soils banks, trees, and rocks associated with moss.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
WyomingSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
QuebecS3Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
AlbertaSUYes
British ColumbiaSUYes
ManitobaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
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.