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Acarospora veronensis

Massal.

a cobblestone lichen

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1036347

Element CodeNLLEC020X0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderAcarosporales

FamilyAcarosporaceae

GenusAcarospora

Concept Reference

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/]

Taxonomic Comments

Esslinger (2018) expands the concept of Acarospora veronensis to include A. applanata and A. tenebrica, while Esslinger and Egan (1995) treated them as distinct.

Conservation Status

Review Date2001-01-30

Change Date2001-04-25

Edition Date2001-01-30

Edition AuthorsL. McDonald

Rank Reasons

Acarospora veronensis grows on acid rocks, sometimes on calcareous rock, and also on bird-perched rocks. It is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere (Thomson 1997).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Ontario	SNR	Yes
New Brunswick	SH	Yes
Alberta	SU	Yes
Nunavut	SU	Yes
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Heartbreak Ridge	San Bernardino National Forest	4,455

References (3)

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/]
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.
Thomson, J.W. 1997. American Arctic Lichens. 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin. 675 pp.