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Rhizoplaca melanophthalma

(DC.) Leuckert & Poelt

Green Rock-posy Lichen

G5Secure Found in 63 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126264
Element CodeNLT0026230
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyLecanoraceae
GenusRhizoplaca
Other Common Names
Green-eyed Rockbright Lichen (EN) Rhizoplaque verte (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 MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-04-21
Change Date2017-04-21
Edition Date2000-11-21
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"This species is widespread throughout the Pacific Northwest but is rare west of the Cascades" (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
OntarioS2Yes
NunavutS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (63)
California (37)
AreaForestAcres
AntimonyLos Padres National Forest40,911
Benton RangeInyo National Forest9,637
Cactus Springs BSan Bernardino National Forest3,106
Damon ButteModoc National Forest25,022
Devil's Gate (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,946
Dexter CanyonInyo National Forest17,053
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
EbbettsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest255
Excelsior (CA)Inyo National Forest45,607
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Hoover - Emma LakeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,007
Hoover - Mt.olsenHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest624
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
Horse Mdw.Inyo National Forest5,687
HortonInyo National Forest5,717
Long MeadowHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,967
MatilijaLos Padres National Forest5,218
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
Nevahbe RidgeInyo National Forest302
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
Raymond PeakEldorado National Forest2,518
Sawmill - BadlandsLos Padres National Forest51,362
SherwinInyo National Forest3,140
SoldierModoc National Forest10,102
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
Trail LakeLassen National Forest1,124
WattersonInyo National Forest6,922
Wild Horse Mtn. (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,822
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
BridgerGallatin National Forest45,059
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Nevada (12)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
Humboldt - Angel LkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,008
North SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest30,773
Pine Grove NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest8,749
Pine Grove SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest88,945
Rose - Alum CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest853
Rose - Dutch LouieHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest363
Rose - NortheastHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest550
Rose - Whites CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,568
South SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest125,614
Toiyabe RangeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest99,225
West SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest21,656
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
WannaganDakota Prairie Grasslands6,026
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Drake - McdowellFremont National Forest5,767
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
Joe LottFishlake National Forest19,826
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.Manti-Lasal National Forest59,034
Washington (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bald SnowColville National Forest23,198
Black CanyonOkanogan National Forest9,681
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
ProfanityColville National Forest28,944
TiffanyOkanogan National Forest22,045
References (4)
  1. 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/]
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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.