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Xanthomendoza hasseana

(Räsänen) Søchting, Kärnefelt & S. Kondr.

Poplar Sunburst Lichen

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125186
Element CodeNLT0031940
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderTeloschistales
FamilyTeloschistaceae
GenusXanthomendoza
Synonyms
Xanthoria hasseanaRasanen
Other Common Names
Xanthomendoze du peuplier (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Esslinger (2018) transfers Xanthoria hasseana to Xanthomendoza hasseana; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-04-21
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-12-21
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This lichen occurs from California to British Columbia and across southern Canada to the Great Lakes and New England. This species typically grows in open habitats on bark.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
North FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest8,148
References (4)
  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. 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