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Letharia lupina

Altermann, Leavitt & Goward

Mountain Wolf Lichen

GNRUnranked Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.835180
Element CodeNLVER00160
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusLetharia
Synonyms
Letharia sp. 1
Concept Reference
Esslinger, T.L. 2016. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the Continental United States and Canada, Version 21. Opuscula Philolichenum 15: 136-390.
Taxonomic Comments
Kroken and Taylor (2001), provisionally identified six fungal species, one of which is "Letharia lupina". "L. lupina" (like L. vulpina) is always sorediate and rarely apotheciate (Kroken and Taylor 2000). Listed in Esslinger (2016).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
Ward EagleLolo National Forest8,556
Oregon (3)
AreaForestAcres
HellholeUmatilla National Forest65,679
Mt. EmilyWallowa-Whitman National Forest8,421
Upper Catherine CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,446
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Dark ValleyDixie National Forest27,481
Washington (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bald SnowColville National Forest23,198
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
ProfanityColville National Forest28,944
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
References (4)
  1. Esslinger, T.L. 2016. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the Continental United States and Canada, Version 21. Opuscula Philolichenum 15: 136-390.
  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. Kroken, S., and J.W. Taylor. 2000. Phylogenetic species, reproductive mode, and specificity of the green alga <i>Trebouxia </i>forming lichens with the fungal genus <i>Letharia</i>. Bryologist 103(4): 645-660.
  4. Kroken, S., and Taylor, J.W. 2001. A gene genealogical approach to recognize phylogenetic species boundaries in the lichenized fungus <i>Letharia</i>. Mycologia 93(1): 38-53.