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Pseudephebe pubescens

(L.) Choisy

Fine Rockwool Lichen

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125578

Element CodeNLT0023820

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusPseudephebe

Synonyms

Alectoria pubescens(L.) R. Howe

Other Common Names

Pseudéphèbe pubescent (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 Date2000-11-21

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

This lichen's range is circumpolar south to Colorado. It also occurs throughout the Pacific Northwest (McCune and Geiser 1997).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S3	Yes
Labrador	SU	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Fidalgo-Gravina	Chugach National Forest	257,968

California (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hoover - Mt.olsen	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	624
Hoover - Virginia Lks	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	5,050
Mt. Olsen	Inyo National Forest	2,161
Trail Lake	Lassen National Forest	1,124

References (5)

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. 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
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.
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
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.