Polycauliona polycarpa
(Hoffm.) Frödén, Arup, & Søchting
Pincushion Sunburst Lichen
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1043873
Element CodeNLTEL04070
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderTeloschistales
FamilyTeloschistaceae
GenusPolycauliona
SynonymsXanthoria polycarpa(Hoffm.) Rieber
Other Common NamesXanthorie pelote-d'épingles (FR)
Concept ReferenceEsslinger, 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/]
Taxonomic CommentsEsslinger (2018) expands the concept of Xanthoria polycarpa (= Polycauliona polycarpa) to include X. alaskana and X. ramulosa, while Esslinger and Egan (1995) treated them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-21
Change Date2013-06-21
Edition Date2001-12-21
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank ReasonsThis lichen is scattered in North America; it occurs from Alaska to Idaho and California, on the southern border of the Hudson Bay, near the Great Lakes and in New England to Nova Scotia. In the west, it can colonize inland sites and is largely coastal in the east. This species usually grows on bark, but occasionally on rocks.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Pennsylvania | SNR | Yes |
| Minnesota | SNR | Yes |
| Montana | SNR | Yes |
| Wyoming | SNR | Yes |
| Indiana | SNR | Yes |
CanadaN5
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Saskatchewan | SU | Yes |
| Manitoba | S4 | Yes |
| Nova Scotia | S5 | Yes |
| Island of Newfoundland | S3 | Yes |
| Ontario | S5 | Yes |
| New Brunswick | S4 | Yes |
| Prince Edward Island | S4 | Yes |
| Alberta | S4 | Yes |
| Quebec | SNR | Yes |
| Northwest Territories | S3 | Yes |
References (4)
- Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
- 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/]
- Hutten, M., U. Arup, O. Breuss, T. L. Esslinger, A. M. Fryday, K. Knudsen, J. C. Lendemer, C. Printzen, H. T. Root, M. Schultz, J. Sheard, T. Tønsberg, and B. McCune. 2013. Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California. North American Fungi 8(11): 1-47. doi: http://dx.doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.011
- 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.