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Platismatia norvegica

(Lynge) Culb. & C. Culb.

Oldgrowth Rag Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125151
Element CodeNLT0023010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusPlatismatia
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 Date2017-08-04
Change Date2017-08-04
Edition Date2000-11-21
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"This species occurs in Alaska to California and west of the Cascades; there are rare disjuncts inland in British Columbia" (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorSNRYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
QuebecS1Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
New BrunswickSHYes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
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.