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Flavocetraria nivalis

(L.) Karnefelt & Thell

Crinkled Snow Lichen

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122828

Element CodeNLT0010810

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusFlavocetraria

Synonyms

Cetraria nivalis(L.) Ach.Foveolaria nivalis(L.) Chesnokov, Prokopiev, Konoreva & DavydovNephromopsis nivalis(L.) Divakar, Crespo & Lumbsch

Other Common Names

Cétraire des neiges (FR)

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.

Taxonomic Comments

Treated as Cetraria nivalis in Egan (1987).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model

Review Date2013-06-11

Change Date2013-06-11

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Nunavut	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S2	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Labrador	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S1	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (10)

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Proposed Line Creek Prna	Custer National Forest	389

New Hampshire (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dartmouth Range	White Mountain National Forest	9,233
Great Gulf Ext.	White Mountain National Forest	15,110
Presidential - Dry River Ext	White Mountain National Forest	10,555
Wild River	White Mountain National Forest	46,878

Washington (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Granite Mountain	Okanogan National Forest	27,428
Long Swamp	Okanogan National Forest	66,344
Quilcene	Olympic National Forest	18,656
Tiffany	Okanogan National Forest	22,045

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartooth Proposed Wilderness	Shoshone National Forest	16,837

References (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/]
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.