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Cladonia fimbriata

(L.) Fr.

Trumpet Lichen

G5Secure Found in 25 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125215
Element CodeNLT0008450
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 frangée (FR) Trumpeting Pixie 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. 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 Date2013-06-08
Change Date2013-06-08
Edition Date2000-11-17
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
This species is widespread and common through the Pacific Northwest (McCune and Geiser 1997). "Cladonia fimbriata may be found growing on humus rich soil, among mosses, on rotting logs and stumps, and on tree bases from the Great Lakes, eastern Canada, and New England southward in the mountains and foothills into Georgia" (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
NunavutS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
LabradorS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (25)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
SpiresTongass National Forest533,746
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Murphy GladeShasta-Trinity National Forest1,015
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Brule Lake - Eagle MountainSuperior National Forest12,380
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
Flagstaff Mountain #690Kootenai National Forest11,114
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
Upper Catherine CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,446
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
418001Uinta National Forest5,697
418002Uinta National Forest19,152
418003Uinta National Forest10,912
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
NoblettsWasatch-Cache National Forest3,116
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Washington (6)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Packwood LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest1,084
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
Red MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest2,992
ThirteenmileColville National Forest12,294
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Teton Corridor TrailheadsBridger-Teton National Forest286
References (5)
  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.
  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
  5. 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.