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Rufoplaca arenaria

(Pers.) Arup, Søchting & Frödén

Granite Firedot Lichen

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123942
Element CodeNLT0005800
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderTeloschistales
FamilyTeloschistaceae
GenusRufoplaca
Synonyms
Caloplaca arenaria(Pers.) Mull. Arg.
Other Common Names
Caloplaque des sables (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Esslinger (2016, 2018) transfers Caloplaca arenaria to Rufoplaca arenaria; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-05
Change Date2001-04-23
Edition Date2001-04-18
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Caloplaca arenaria grows on noncalcareous rock in the open. Its distribution is wide and occurs in Europe, North America, Scandinavia and Asia. In North America it is known from Greenland, Canada and the United States (Thomson 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
AlbertaSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
0401002Ashley National Forest36,113
References (5)
  1. Esslinger, T.L. 2016. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the Continental United States and Canada, Version 21. Opuscula Philolichenum 15: 136-390.
  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. 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.
  4. 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
  5. Thomson, J.W. 1997. American Arctic Lichens. 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin. 675 pp.