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Esslingeriana idahoensis

(Essl.) Hale & Lai

Tinted Rag Lichen

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123993

Element CodeNLTEST7520

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusEsslingeriana

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

Described by Esslinger as a Cetraria in 1971, The Bryologist 74(3):364. Made the basis of a new genus (Esslingeriana) by Hale and Lai in Lai, 1980. Quart. Journ. Taiwan Mus. 33(3, 4):215.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2019-10-16

Change Date2019-10-16

Edition Date2001-10-31

Edition AuthorsK. McConnell

Rank Reasons

This lichen occurs from central British Columbia east to Montana and south to central California and generally grows in open conifer forests.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Alberta	SU	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chips Creek	Plumas National Forest	12,940
Cub Creek	Lassen National Forest	8,643
Pattison	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	29,299

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Roaring River	Willamette National Forest	2,128

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.