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Stereocaulon alpinum

Laurer ex Funck

Alpine Foam Lichen

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126118

Element CodeNLTES10570

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyStereocaulaceae

GenusStereocaulon

Other Common Names

Stéréocaule alpin (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.

Taxonomic Comments

Stable, most information from J. Thomson, 1984. American Arctic Lichens, I. Columbia U. Press.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model

Review Date2013-06-20

Change Date1991-04-30

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Saskatchewan	S1	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S2	Yes
Nunavut	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Madan	Tongass National Forest	68,553

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Lava Bed	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	19,043

References (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/]
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.