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Gyalolechia flavovirescens

(Wulfen) Søchting, Frödén & Arup

Sulphur Firedot Lichen

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124670
Element CodeNLT0006250
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderTeloschistales
FamilyTeloschistaceae
GenusGyalolechia
Synonyms
Caloplaca flavovirescens(Wulfen) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
Other Common Names
Caloplaque soufrée (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
Esslinger (2018) transfers Caloplaca flavovirescens to Gyalolechia flavovirescens; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-05
Change Date2001-04-23
Edition Date2001-04-19
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Caloplaca flavovirescens occurs on calcareous rock and has been found from Alaska south to Arizona, Utah and Tennessee. Thomson (1997) indicates many collection have been made throughout the United States.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
QuebecSNRYes
ManitobaS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaSUYes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
LabradorSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
West Virginia (7)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Marlin MountainMonongahela National Forest9,344
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
  3. Thomson, J.W. 1997. American Arctic Lichens. 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin. 675 pp.