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Ahtiana pallidula

(Tuck. ex Riddle) Goward & Thell

Pallid Candlewax Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124350
Element CodeNLLEC6C020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusAhtiana
Synonyms
Cetraria pallidulaTuck. ex Riddle
Other Common Names
Ahtiane pâle (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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-05-19
Change Date2015-05-19
Edition Date2001-10-24
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
Occurs in central California north into and throughout western British Columbia; typically grows on coniferous trees at low to medium elevations.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS2Yes
AlbertaSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
Limpy RockUmpqua National Forest6,782
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.
  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