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Cladonia verticillata

(Hoffm.) Schaer.

Ladder Lichen

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126981
Element CodeNLTEST6101
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyCladoniaceae
GenusCladonia
Synonyms
Cladonia cervicornis ssp. verticillata(Hoffm.) Ahti
Other Common Names
Cladonie verticillée (FR) cup lichen (EN) Whorled Ladder 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
Esslinger (2014, 2018) elevates Cladonia verticillata ssp. verticillata (= C. verticillata) to full species level.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2018-06-12
Change Date2013-06-07
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
LabradorS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
NunavutS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
OntarioS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
WyomingSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Norwich Plains Revised Roadless AreaOttawa National Forest4,360
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
References (3)
  1. Esslinger, T.L. 2016. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the Continental United States and Canada, Version 21. Opuscula Philolichenum 15: 136-390.
  2. 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/]
  3. 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.