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Hypogymnia lophyrea

(Ach.) Krog

Fruiting Honeycomb Lichen

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121943
Element CodeNLTEST8850
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusHypogymnia
Synonyms
Cavernularia lophyrea(Ach.) Degel.
Other Common Names
Cavernulaire ocellée (FR)
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
Esslinger (2018) transfers Cavernularia lophyrea to Hypogymnia lophyrea; these represent the same concept for the element. Distinct and stable. Notes in Hale, 1979. How to Know the Lichens, and in Hale & Cole, 1988. Lichens of California.
Conservation Status
Review Date2011-02-14
Change Date2011-02-14
Edition Date1998-09-09
Edition AuthorsGRIES, D.
Rank Reasons
Cavernularia lophyrea occurs on bark and wood (mainly conifers) on the coast from Alaska to California. It occurs fairly frequently in low to mid-elevation conifer forests on the immediate coast, occurring more sporadically in the Coast Range.
Range Extent Comments
On the coast from Alaska to California (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Low to mid-elevation conifer forests. Most commonly found in semi-open coastal Pinus contorta and Picea sitchensis forests. Substrate: bark and wood, mainly conifers (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
AlaskaS2Yes
OregonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Smith UmpquaSiuslaw National Forest7,622
References (4)
  1. Esslinger, T.L. 2016. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the Continental United States and Canada, Version 21. Opuscula Philolichenum 15: 136-390.
  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.
  4. 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.