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Stereocaulon saxatile

H. Magn.

Rock Foam Lichen

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127182

Element CodeNLTES10820

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyStereocaulaceae

GenusStereocaulon

Other Common Names

Stéréocaule des rochers (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.

Taxonomic Comments

Stable, most info from J. Thomson, 1984, American Arctic Lichens, I. Magnusson originally consider this species a variety of S. paschale; as var. evolutoides. Closely related and similar. Previously misspelled in central database; correct spelling of epithet is 'saxatile.'

Conservation Status

Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model

Review Date2013-06-20

Change Date1991-05-14

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	S5	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	SU	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Saskatchewan	S1	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
Nunavut	SU	Yes
Prince Edward Island	SU	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Brule Lake - Eagle Mountain	Superior National Forest	12,380

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pemigewasset Ext	White Mountain National Forest	15,840

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Lava Bed	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	19,043

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Seneca Creek	Monongahela National Forest	22,287

References (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/]
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.