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Cladonia coniocraea

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Common Powderhorn Lichen

G5Secure Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127765
Element CodeNLTEST6130
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 poudrière (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Stable. See hale, M. 1979. How to Know the Lichens and Thomson, J., 1984. American Arctic Lichens.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-07
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-06
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
This lichen species is found on soils and humus covered rocks in open woods. It occurs on these substrates in open woods in Canada and the upper Great Lakes into northern New England (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSUYes
LabradorSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (17)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
New Hampshire (3)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
ProfanityColville National Forest28,944
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
References (4)
  1. 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/]
  2. 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.
  3. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.
  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