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Usnea hirta

(L.) F.H. Wigg.

Bristly Beard Lichen

G5Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1047671
Element CodeNLLEC4R0J0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusUsnea
Other Common Names
Shaggy Beard Lichen (EN)
Concept Reference
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/]
Taxonomic Comments
Esslinger (2018) here expands the concept of Usnea hirta to include U. variolosa, while Esslinger and Egan (1995) treated them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-21
Change Date2013-06-21
Edition Date2000-11-28
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Usnea hirta is "widespread, throughout the Pacific Northwest but rare west of the Cascades. This species is most common east of the Continental Divide" (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
OntarioS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
ManitobaSUYes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
New Mexico (6)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Little TesuqueSanta Fe National Forest815
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
References (3)
  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. Knudsen, K., and J. Kocourková. 2012. The Annotated Checklist of Lichens, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of Channel Islands National Park. Opuscula Philolichenum 11:145-302.
  3. 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.