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Chrysothrix candelaris

(L.) Laundon

Gold Dust Lichen

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127401

Element CodeNLTES27330

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassAscomycetes

OrderArthoniales

FamilyChrysotrichaceae

GenusChrysothrix

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

Stable; see D. Galloway, 1991. Tropical Lichens: Their systematics, conservation and ecology. All specimens from the eastern and central U.S., previously identified as Chrysothrix candelaris, examined by Harris and Ladd (2008), are indistinguishable from C. xanthina. Esslinger lists both in his 2012 version of the checklist for the continental U.S. and Canada.

Conservation Status

Review Date1992-08-25

Change Date1992-08-25

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	SU	Yes
Alberta	SU	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Manitoba	SNR	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Alaska (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Behm Islands	Tongass National Forest	4,777
Mansfield Peninsula	Tongass National Forest	54,991

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
East Mountain	Manti-Lasal National Forest	30,705

References (4)

Esslinger, T.L. 2012. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of teh continental United States and Canada. North Dakota State University: http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm (First Posted 1 December 1997, Most Recent Version (#18) 13 December 2012), Fargo, North Dakota.
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.
Harris, R.C. and D. Ladd. 2008. The lichen genus Chrysothrix in the Ozark Ecoregion, including a preliminary treatment for eastern and central North America. Opuscula Philolichenum 5: 29-42.