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Parmelia sulcata

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Hammered Shield Lichen

G5Secure Found in 19 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125123
Element CodeNLT0020620
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
Hammered Crottle Lichen (EN) Parmélie à sillons (FR) 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, and common throughout the Pacific Northwest" (McCune and Geiser 1997). Very common on trees and rocks in open areas and along roadsides. It occurs over most of eastern the United States and in Canada (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
LabradorS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
NunavutS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
WyomingSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (19)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Baker - Homer - Brule LakesSuperior National Forest6,712
Montana (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
Oregon (3)
AreaForestAcres
HellholeUmatilla National Forest65,679
Upper Catherine CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,446
Walla Walla RiverUmatilla National Forest34,416
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
References (5)
  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.
  4. Knudsen, K., and J. Kocourková. 2012. The Annotated Checklist of Lichens, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of Channel Islands National Park. Opuscula Philolichenum 11:145-302.
  5. 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.