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Mycoblastus sanguinarius

(L.) Norman

Bloody-heart Lichen

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126821

Element CodeNLT0018880

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyMycoblastaceae

GenusMycoblastus

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

Review Date2001-11-15

Change Date2002-05-30

Edition Date2001-11-15

Edition AuthorsK. McConnell

Rank Reasons

This lichen species occurs from British Columbia to northern California and Idaho, from Alaska to Newfoundland, and disjunctly in the Appalachian Mountains. It typically grows on conifers and birch trees.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

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

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (9)

Alaska (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Behm Islands	Tongass National Forest	4,777
Chugach-13	Chugach National Forest	13,337
Hoonah Sound	Tongass National Forest	79,764
Redoubt	Tongass National Forest	68,347
Sitka Urban	Tongass National Forest	112,003

Minnesota (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Baker - Homer - Brule Lakes	Superior National Forest	6,712
Brule Lake - Eagle Mountain	Superior National Forest	12,380

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dartmouth Range	White Mountain National Forest	9,233

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Opal Creek	Willamette National Forest	5,417

References (3)

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.