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Peltigera britannica

(Gyelnik) Holt.-Hartw. & Tonsb.

Flaky Freckle Pelt Lichen

G5Secure Found in 33 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124732
Element CodeNLT0021090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyPeltigeraceae
GenusPeltigera
Other Common Names
Deciduous Pelt 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 Date2013-06-15
Change Date2013-06-15
Edition Date2000-11-20
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"This lichen occurs from Alaska to northern California and inland to western Montana" (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
AlbertaSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (33)
Alaska (19)
AreaForestAcres
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
Point AugustaTongass National Forest15,482
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
WhitestoneTongass National Forest5,638
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
GriderKlamath National Forest10,647
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Washington (6)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
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. 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.