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Parmelia saxatilis

(L.) Ach.

Salted Shield Lichen

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126921

Element CodeNLT0020600

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusParmelia

Other Common Names

Parmélie saxatile (FR) Pebbled Crottle Lichen (EN) shield 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 Date2013-06-14

Change Date2001-01-21

Edition Date2000-11-20

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

This lichen is widespread throughout North America and is common throughout the Pacific Northwest (McCune and Geiser 1997). "Parmelia saxatilis may be found on rock or bark from eastern Canada and New England southward into New York and in the higher elevations, above 4000 feet, into the southern Appalachians" (Flenniken 1999).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

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

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kinsman Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	8,999

West Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Glady Fork	Monongahela National Forest	3,239
Seneca Creek	Monongahela National Forest	22,287

References (5)

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.
Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.
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
McCune, B. and L. Geiser. 1997. Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. A co-publication with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 386 pp.