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Icmadophila ericetorum

(L.) Zahlbr.

Candy Lichen

G5Secure Found in 140 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124442
Element CodeNLT0012520
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPertusariales
FamilyIcmadophilaceae
GenusIcmadophila
Other Common Names
Fairy Puke Lichen (EN) Spraypaint 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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-11
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-11-13
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This lichen grows on top of mosses, on peat and rotted wood throughout Canada and south through the U.S. Rocky Mountains, in the Great Lakes region and in northern New England.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
NunavutS4Yes
LabradorSNRYes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
ManitobaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (140)
Alaska (72)
AreaForestAcres
AaronTongass National Forest78,719
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Central WrangellTongass National Forest13,397
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
East WrangellTongass National Forest7,630
El CapitanTongass National Forest26,693
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
HardingTongass National Forest174,349
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
ManzanitaTongass National Forest8,401
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
MontagueChugach National Forest204,875
Neka BayTongass National Forest7,142
Neka MountainTongass National Forest6,138
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North ClevelandTongass National Forest105,288
North EtolinTongass National Forest40,993
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North KupreanofTongass National Forest114,660
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
Pavlof-East PointTongass National Forest5,399
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
QuartzTongass National Forest143,003
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
South RevillaTongass National Forest52,105
Southeast WrangellTongass National Forest18,377
SpiresTongass National Forest533,746
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
West WrangellTongass National Forest10,291
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Baker - Homer - Brule LakesSuperior National Forest6,712
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Northwest PeaksKootenai National Forest15,358
New Hampshire (8)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
Oregon (19)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsWillamette National Forest53
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Canton CreekUmpqua National Forest6,721
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
ElkhornWillamette National Forest9,380
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
LakeMt. Hood National Forest1,327
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
Mt. HagenWillamette National Forest6,406
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Pennsylvania (2)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Washington (35)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Blue LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest11,359
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Dixon MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest6,339
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
McdonaldOlympic National Forest501
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
PompeyGifford Pinchot National Forest23,985
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
Rugged RidgeOlympic National Forest4,358
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest7,779
SiouxonGifford Pinchot National Forest12,773
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
StrawberryGifford Pinchot National Forest5,244
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.