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Umbilicaria hyperborea

(Ach.) Hoffm.

Blistered Rocktripe Lichen

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123160
Element CodeNLT0030270
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyUmbilicariaceae
GenusUmbilicaria
Other Common Names
navel lichen (EN) Ombilicaire hyperboréenne (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 MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-21
Change Date2013-06-21
Edition Date2000-11-27
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
This lichen species is widespread and is the most common member of the genus in the Pacific Northwest. It occurs throughout the Pacific Northwest except on the coast (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
OntarioS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
NunavutS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
New Hampshire (3)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
North PaulinaDeschutes National Forest19,670
South PaulinaDeschutes National Forest9,074
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
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.