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Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes

(Räsänen) Søchting, Kärnefelt & S. Kondr.

Powdery Sunburst Lichen

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127345

Element CodeNLT0032010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassAscomycetes

OrderTeloschistales

FamilyTeloschistaceae

GenusXanthomendoza

Synonyms

Xanthoria ulophyllodesRasanen

Other Common Names

Granular Sunburst Lichen (EN)

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 ulophyllodes to Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes; these represent the same concept for the element.

Conservation Status

Review Date2001-12-21

Change Date2002-05-30

Edition Date2001-12-21

Edition AuthorsK. McConnell

Rank Reasons

This lichen occurs from Manitoba and Missouri to Maine. There are disjunctions in California, New Mexico, and western Mackenzie. This species typically grows on bark.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Seneca Creek	Monongahela National Forest	22,287

References (3)

Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
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/]
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.