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Cladonia cristatella

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British Soldiers

G5Secure Found in 37 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121813
Element CodeNLT0008320
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
British soldier lichen (EN) Cladonie soldats-britanniques (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. 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 Date2013-06-07
Change Date2013-06-07
Edition Date2000-12-06
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Cladonia cristatella is found growing on soil, humus, rotting logs, rotting stumps, and old wood in open areas. It occurs throughout the eastern United States (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
LabradorS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (37)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Minnesota (4)
AreaForestAcres
Baker - Homer - Brule LakesSuperior National Forest6,712
Brule Lake - Eagle MountainSuperior National Forest12,380
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
Kawishiwi Lake To SawbillSuperior National Forest15,305
New Hampshire (8)
AreaForestAcres
Cherry MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,766
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Pennsylvania (2)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tennessee (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Bald River Gorge AdditionCherokee National Forest1,728
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
West Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09012 - Round Lake Study AreaChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest3,707
References (3)
  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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
  3. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.