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Graphis scripta

(L.) Ach.

Common Script Lichen

G5Secure Found in 41 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126846
Element CodeNLTES29460
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderOstropales
FamilyGraphidaceae
GenusGraphis
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
Currently Stable. See Vitt, Marsh & Bovey. 1988. Mosses, Lichens & Ferns of NW North America. But the Genus needs revision. The circumscription of this species will probably be more limited and include others yet undescribed or little known.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-11-02
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-11-02
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This common lichen is widespread in the eastern U.S. and Canada, where it typically grows in partially shaded forests on trees.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
QuebecSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaS2Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (41)
Alaska (21)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
CrystalTongass National Forest18,972
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
South RevillaTongass National Forest52,105
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cabin CreekSuperior National Forest6,071
New Hampshire (4)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Little Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest640
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Moose LakeWillamette National Forest5,013
Pennsylvania (3)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
West Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Dry ForkMonongahela National Forest657
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09180 - Perch LakeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest2,390
References (3)
  1. Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
  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.