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Cladonia gracilis

(L.) Willd.

Smooth Cladonia

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122845

Element CodeNLT0008500

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 grêle (FR) cup lichen (EN) Smooth 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 Date2002-11-25

Edition Date2000-12-07

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L., rev. A. Olivero (2002)

Rank Reasons

Known from three continents; occurs mainly in boreal regions in North America, Europe, and Asia (Nash et al. 2002). This lichen species grows on logs, humus, or on soil in open areas (Flenniken 1999). It is a common species of the Canadian boreal forest (Nash et al. 2002). In the United States, it occurs from the upper Great Lakes and New England to Ohio and Kentucky south to the Gulf Coast areas (Flenniken 1999). It is also known from one location in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona (Nash et al. 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	S5	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	SU	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Labrador	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S5	Yes
British Columbia	SNR	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Iowa	SH	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Nellie Juan	Chugach National Forest	713,697

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kawishiwi Lake To Sawbill	Superior National Forest	15,305

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kinsman Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	8,999

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Lava Bed	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	19,043

References (4)

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/]
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.
Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.
Nash, T. H., B. D. Ryan, C. Gries, and F. Bungartz, eds. 2002. Lichen flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert region. Volume 1. Lichens Unlimited, Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. 532 pp.