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Psorula rufonigra

(Tuck.) Gotth. Schneider

Blue-edged Scale Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122659

Element CodeNLT0024200

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyPsoraceae

GenusPsorula

Synonyms

Lecidea rufonigra(Tuck.) Nyl.

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

Review Date2001-11-19

Change Date2002-05-30

Edition Date2001-11-19

Edition AuthorsK. McConnell

Rank Reasons

This widespread lichen is concentrated in the central and southeastern U.S., with another center from Maryland to New England and disjunctions in British Columbia and northern Saskatchewan. This species may be parasitic on cyanobacterial lichen and usually grows on granite rocks.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Northwest Territories	SU	Yes
Nova Scotia	S1	Yes
Saskatchewan	S1	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S1	Yes
Quebec	S1	Yes
Alberta	SU	Yes
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
Ontario	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cabin Creek	Superior National Forest	6,071

References (3)

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/]
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.