Tuckermanella fendleri

(Nyl.) Essl.

Dwarf Wrinkle Lichen

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124300
Element CodeNLT0030110
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusTuckermanella
Synonyms
Cetraria fendleri(Nyl.) Tuck.Tuckermannopsis fendleri(Nyl.) Hale
Other Common Names
Tuckermanelle naine (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 (2018) transfers Tuckermannopsis fendleri to Tuckermanella fendleri; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-12-20
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-12-20
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This lichen occurs in four major regions in North America: from the Rocky Mountains south to the Mexico border, in central Canada, in the Great Lakes region, and from the southern Appalachians to Maine. This species typically grows on conifer wood.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNU
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS1Yes
QuebecSNRYes
AlbertaSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
OntarioSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
WyomingSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
References (3)
  1. Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
  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.