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Vulpicida canadensis

(Rasanen) J.-E. Mattsson & M. J. Lai

Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen

G5Secure Found in 61 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124005
Element CodeNLT0031790
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusVulpicida
Synonyms
Cetraria canadensis(Räsänen) RäsänenTuckermannopsis canadensis(Rasanen) Hale
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 MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-10-02
Change Date2015-10-02
Edition Date2000-11-29
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Vulpicida canadensis occurs from British Columbia to California and inland to western Montana, but mainly to the east of the Cascades Range (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
ManitobaSUYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
AlbertaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (61)
California (17)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneShasta-Trinity National Forest11,466
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
ChanchelullaShasta-Trinity National Forest3,915
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
Fisher Gulch BShasta-Trinity National Forest4,791
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Monkey CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,017
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
PantherShasta-Trinity National Forest12,016
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
Salt GulchShasta-Trinity National Forest6,511
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (10)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLewis and Clark National Forest344,022
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Gold Hill #668Kootenai National Forest6,455
HoodooLolo National Forest105,162
Lebeau RA 1507Flathead National Forest5,450
Patricks Knob - North CutoffLolo National Forest16,970
Roderick #684Kootenai National Forest29,677
South Siegel - South CutoffLolo National Forest13,474
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Jobs Peak (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,342
Oregon (16)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
Glacier MountainMalheur National Forest20,661
Greenhorn MountainMalheur National Forest15,936
Greenhorn Mtn.Umatilla National Forest11,191
HellholeUmatilla National Forest65,679
HomesteadWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,817
Imnaha FaceWallowa-Whitman National Forest29,575
Metolius BreaksDeschutes National Forest11,141
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Sheep DivideWallowa-Whitman National Forest16,201
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Upper Grande RondeWallowa-Whitman National Forest11,723
W. BoundaryWinema National Forest2,345
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Washington (15)
AreaForestAcres
Alpine Lakes Adj.Wenatchee National Forest57,104
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Gotchen CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,518
ManastashWenatchee National Forest11,155
QuartzWenatchee National Forest8,550
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
References (5)
  1. Esslinger, T. L. 2014. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota State University: http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm (First Posted 1 December 1997, Most Recent Version (#19) 23 March 2014), Fargo, North Dakota.
  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.
  4. 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
  5. 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.