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Xanthocarpia feracissima

(H. Magn.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting

Sidewalk Firedot Lichen

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124998
Element CodeNLT0006200
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderTeloschistales
FamilyTeloschistaceae
GenusXanthocarpia
Synonyms
Caloplaca feracissimaH. Magn.
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 Caloplaca feracissima to Xanthocarpia feracissima; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-10-25
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-10-25
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This species is common on mortar and cement in the northeastern U.S. from the Dakotas to Maine and in southern Canada. It occurs disjunctly in three areas: central California, across a portion of New Mexico and Texas, and western Quebec.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
British ColumbiaSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
AlbertaSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
References (5)
  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. 2016. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the Continental United States and Canada, Version 21. Opuscula Philolichenum 15: 136-390.
  3. 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/]
  4. 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.
  5. 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