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Melanohalea elegantula

(Zahlbr.) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Divakar, Essl., D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch

Elegant Camouflage Lichen

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127535

Element CodeNLT0017810

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusMelanohalea

Synonyms

Melanelia elegantula(Zahlbr.) Essl.

Other Common Names

Mélanohalée élégante (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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.

Taxonomic Comments

Esslinger (2018) transfers Melanelia elegantula to Melanohalea elegantula; these represent the same concept for the element.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model

Review Date2013-06-13

Change Date2013-06-13

Edition Date2000-11-20

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

This lichen species is widespread throughout western North America and it is common east of the Cascades (McCune and Geiser 1997).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S1	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sugarloaf	San Bernardino National Forest	8,206

References (4)

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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
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
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.