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Vulpicida pinastri

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

Powdered Sunshine Lichen

G5Secure Found in 23 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124006
Element CodeNLT0031800
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusVulpicida
Synonyms
Cetraria pinastri(Scop.) GrayTuckermannopsis pinastri(Scop.) Hale
Other Common Names
Gilded Sunshine Lichen (EN) Vulpicide du pin (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 Date2000-11-29
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"This lichen occurs from Alaska south to Oregon and east to Montana and south to New Mexico. It is most frequent in continental mountain climates and is common, but seldom abundant" (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
LabradorSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
NunavutS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (23)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
Minnesota (4)
AreaForestAcres
Baker - Homer - Brule LakesSuperior National Forest6,712
Cabin CreekSuperior National Forest6,071
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
Kawishiwi Lake To SawbillSuperior National Forest15,305
Montana (5)
AreaForestAcres
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
New Hampshire (7)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
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. 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. 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.