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Myelochroa aurulenta

(Tuck.) Elix & Hale

Powdery Axil-bristle Lichen

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127083
Element CodeNLT0019150
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusMyelochroa
Synonyms
Parmelia aurulentaTuck.
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 MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-05-26
Change Date2015-05-26
Edition Date2000-12-11
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
This lichen species is common and grows in trees and rocks in the open woodland and roadsides throughout much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. "In West Virginia it can be expected from every county" (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS5Yes
New BrunswickS2Yes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
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. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.