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Pseudephebe minuscula

(Nyl. ex Arnold) Brodo & D. Hawksw.

Coarse Rockwool Lichen

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127042
Element CodeNLT0023810
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusPseudephebe
Synonyms
Alectoria minuscula(Nyl. ex Arnold) Degel.
Other Common Names
Black-curly Lichen (EN) blackcurly lichen (EN) Pseudéphèbe très petit (FR)
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 Date2013-06-18
Change Date2013-06-18
Edition Date2001-11-17
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This lichen occurs throughout Alaska and the Northern Territories and south to Idaho and California, with another region in the four corners area.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
QuebecS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
NunavutS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
Washington (5)
AreaForestAcres
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
TiffanyOkanogan National Forest22,045
References (4)
  1. Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
  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/]
  3. Esslinger, T. L. 2021. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 24. Opuscula Philolichenum 20: 100-394. Online. Available: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_details.php?irn=484431
  4. 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.