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Lecidea tessellata

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Mosaic Tile Lichen

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1048441

Element CodeNLLEC0K0W0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyLecideaceae

GenusLecidea

Concept Reference

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/]

Taxonomic Comments

Esslinger (2018) here expands the concept of Lecidea tessellata to include L. homalodes, while Esslinger and Egan (19950 treated them as distinct.

Conservation Status

Review Date2001-11-13

Change Date2002-05-30

Edition Date2001-11-13

Edition AuthorsK. McConnell

Rank Reasons

This lichen occurs in the Northwest Territories south along the Coast and Rocky mountain ranges in the U.S. It also occurs from the Great Lakes region and Appalachians to Nova Scotia. This species likely extends into Mexico and Greenland, but distribution outside of North America is unknown.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

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

CanadaN5

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

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Slate Mtn.	Sequoia National Forest	12,299

Oregon (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lake Fork	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	21,936
Lick Creek	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	1,956

References (4)

Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
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.
Hutten, M., U. Arup, O. Breuss, T. L. Esslinger, A. M. Fryday, K. Knudsen, J. C. Lendemer, C. Printzen, H. T. Root, M. Schultz, J. Sheard, T. Tønsberg, and B. McCune. 2013. Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California. North American Fungi 8(11): 1-47. doi: http://dx.doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.011