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Parmotrema crinitum

(Ach.) Choisy

Salted Ruffle Lichen

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124379

Element CodeNLT0020810

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusParmotrema

Synonyms

Parmelia crinitaAch.

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 Date2017-02-14

Change Date2017-02-14

Edition Date2000-12-12

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

"Parmeliopsis crinitum can be found on trees and, less commonly, on rock in the open woods in eastern United States. In West Virginia it appears to be most common in the upland areas of the state" (Flenniken 1999). In Canada, known from British Columbia in the west and Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia in the east.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Alaska	S2	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S3	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S3	Yes
Quebec	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Craggy Mountain	Pisgah National Forest	2,657

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Tahkenitch	Siuslaw National Forest	5,799

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Falls Of Hills Creek	Monongahela National Forest	6,925

References (4)

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.
Lucking, R., F. Seavey, R.S. Common, S.Q. Beeching, O. Breuss, W.R. Buck, L. Crane, M. Hodges, B.P. Hodkinson, E. Lay, J.C. Lendemer, R.T. McMullin, J.A. Mercado-Díaz, M.P. Nelsen, E. Rivas Plata, W. Safranek, W.B. Sanders, H.P. Schaefer Jr., and J. Seavey. 2011. The lichens of Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida: Proceedings from the 18th Tuckerman Workshop. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 49(4):127-186.