Xanthomendoza fallax
(Hepp) Søchting, Kärnefelt & S. Kondr.
Hooded Sunburst Lichen
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122810
Element CodeNLT0000120
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderTeloschistales
FamilyTeloschistaceae
GenusXanthomendoza
SynonymsXanthoria fallax(Hepp) Arnold
Concept ReferenceEsslinger, 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 CommentsEsslinger (2018) transfers Xanthoria fallax to Xanthomendoza fallax; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-21
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-11-29
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank ReasonsXANTHORIA FALLAX is "widespread, and common throughout the Pacific Northwest. This species grows on the bark of broad leaved species, and occasionally on rock" (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Description
A foliose lichen with a thallus deep orange on exposed tree trunks to pale greenish yellow on shaded trunks, 2-4 cm wide, and often fusing into large colonies. A foliose lichen is one that has a growth form that is bilaterally symmetric, leaflike. Lobes of the thallus are about 2 mm wide.
Diagnostic Characteristics
Lichen with greenish yellow to orange foliose thallus, growing on the bark of deciduous trees.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Minnesota | SNR | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | SNR | Yes |
| Wyoming | SNR | Yes |
| Montana | SNR | Yes |
| Colorado | SNR | Yes |
| Kentucky | S5 | Yes |
CanadaN5
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Saskatchewan | S4 | Yes |
| Ontario | S5 | Yes |
| British Columbia | S5 | Yes |
| Yukon Territory | SU | Yes |
| Quebec | SNR | Yes |
| Alberta | S4 | Yes |
| Northwest Territories | SU | Yes |
| Manitoba | S4 | Yes |
| New Brunswick | SU | Yes |
Roadless Areas (3)
California (1)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|
| City Creek | San Bernardino National Forest | 9,997 |
Utah (1)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|
| Lewis Peak | Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 11,616 |
References (5)
- 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.
- 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
- Knudsen, K., and J. Kocourková. 2012. The Annotated Checklist of Lichens, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of Channel Islands National Park. Opuscula Philolichenum 11:145-302.
- McCune, B. and L. Geiser. 1997. Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. A co-publication with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 386 pp.