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Cladonia pyxidata

(L.) Hoffm.

Pebbled Pixie-cup Lichen

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125126
Element CodeNLTEST6780
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 à pyxides (FR) cup lichen (EN) Pebble 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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-09
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-11-17
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
McCune and Geiser (1997) say that this species is widespread, presumably in the Pacific Northwest; it is know from all continents, and is known from numerous locations in Canada, Alaska, and Greenland (c.f. Thomson 1984).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
LabradorS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
NunavutS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Point AugustaTongass National Forest15,482
WhitestoneTongass National Forest5,638
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
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.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. Thomson, J.W. 1984. American arctic lichens. 1. The macrolichens. Columbia University Press, N.Y. 504 pp.