Siphula ceratites

(Wahlenb.) Fr.

Waterfingers Lichen

GNRUnranked Found in 21 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121930
Element CodeNLT0027940
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPertusariales
FamilyIcmadophilaceae
GenusSiphula
Other Common Names
Arctic Fingerbones Lichen (EN) Northern Waterfingers Lichen (EN) whitefingers lichen (EN) Whitefingers Lichen (EN)
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
Change Date1999-03-16
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS2Yes
NunavutS2Yes
LabradorS2Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
United StatesNNR
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (21)
Alaska (21)
AreaForestAcres
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
CrystalTongass National Forest18,972
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
MosmanTongass National Forest53,492
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
References (2)
  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.