Lecanora xylophila

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Driftwood Rim Lichen

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122170
Element CodeNLT0014650
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyLecanoraceae
GenusLecanora
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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-11-13
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-11-13
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This maritime lichen occurs along the Pacific coast from British Columbia to Oregon and from Maine to the Island of Newfoundland. It typically grows on driftwood or on rocks on the beach.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
ManitobaS2Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
References (3)
  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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.