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Cladonia furcata

(Huds.) Schrader

Many-forked Cladonia

G5Secure Found in 26 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125369
Element CodeNLTEST6320
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
cup 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 Hale, M. 1979. How to know the lichens.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-05-19
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-11-17
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"This lichen occurs from Alaska to California and is very common in the western Cascades Range" (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
LabradorSNRYes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
WyomingSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (26)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
Pennsylvania (2)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Vermont (2)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Raccoon BranchJefferson National Forest4,388
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
West Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
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.
  3. 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.