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Cladonia pleurota

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Red-fruit Pixie-cup Lichen

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125817
Element CodeNLTEST6670
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 penchée (FR) cup lichen (EN) Red-fruited Pixie-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: Thomson, J. 1984. American Arctic Lichens.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-09
Change Date2013-06-09
Edition Date2000-12-07
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Cladonia pleurota occurs from southern Canada and the eastern United States to the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It inhabits soils on roadsides and humus-covered rocks in open woods (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
NunavutS4Yes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
ManitobaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
WyomingSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
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. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.