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Fuscopannaria pacifica

P. M. Jorg.

Silver-rimmed Shingle Lichen

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.636966
Element CodeNLT0033280
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyPannariaceae
GenusFuscopannaria
Other Common Names
Fuscopannaire du Pacifique (FR)
Concept Reference
Jorgensen, P. M. 2000. Survey of the lichen family Pannariaceae on the American Continent, north of Mexico. The Bryologist 103(4): 670-704.
Conservation Status
Review Date2006-06-30
Change Date2002-12-05
Edition Date2002-11-30
Edition AuthorsDaphne Stone
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Locally common along the Pacific coast region from northern California to Alaska.
Range Extent Comments
Described in 2000 by Jorgensen (2000); confined to the Pacific coast region (not necessarily immediate coast) from San Mateo, CA to Juneau, AK.
Occurrences Comments
Most Fuscopannaria saubinetii reports in the US are in fact Fuscapannaria pacifica.
Threat Impact Comments
In southern OR, the tree species favored as habitat is Arbutus menziesii, a tree frequently cleared from forests (D. Stone, pers. comm.).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
CornpatchWillamette National Forest7,346
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
References (6)
  1. 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/]
  2. 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
  3. Jorgensen, P. M. 1978. The Lichen family Pannariaceae in Europe. Opera Botanica 45: 1-124.
  4. Jorgensen, P. M. 2000. Survey of the lichen family Pannariaceae on the American Continent, north of Mexico. The Bryologist 103(4): 670-704.
  5. 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.
  6. Wirth, V. 1995a. Die Flechten Baden-Wurttembergs. Stuttgart: Ulmer. Teil 1.