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Plectocarpon lichenum

(Sommerf.) D. Hawksw.

a lichen

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124604

Element CodeNLT0023050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassAscomycetes

OrderOpegraphales

FamilyRoccellaceae

GenusPlectocarpon

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

Change Date1999-03-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Ontario	S2	Yes
Nova Scotia	SU	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hyder	Tongass National Forest	121,723

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cabin Creek	Superior National Forest	6,071

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Flagstaff Mountain #690	Kootenai National Forest	11,114

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Overflow Creek	Nantahala National Forest	3,379

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Fairview	Umpqua National Forest	7,417

References (2)

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.