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Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa

(Tuck.) Hale

Tumbleweed Shield Lichen

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121800
Element CodeNLTES10150
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusXanthoparmelia
Other Common Names
Xanthoparmelia Lichen (EN) xanthoparmelia 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.
Taxonomic Comments
See Hale, 1990. A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae). Smiths. Contr. Bot. 74. See also, Thomson, 1984. American Arctic Lichens I.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-08-01
Change Date1991-02-19
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
ButlerHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest39,470
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
0401007Ashley National Forest16,483
Joe LottFishlake National Forest19,826
Thousand Lake MountainFishlake National Forest27,267
References (2)
  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.