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Usnea cavernosa

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Pitted Beard Lichen

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125770

Element CodeNLT0030430

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusUsnea

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

Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model

Review Date2013-06-21

Change Date2013-06-21

Edition Date2000-11-28

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

"This lichen species is widespread, boreal south in the mountains to Arizona and Oregon; it is uncommon in the Pacific Northwest" (McCune and Geiser 1997).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Washington	S2	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Montana	S1	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Northwest Territories	SU	Yes
Nova Scotia	S2	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SU	Yes
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
Nunavut	SU	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S3	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S2	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Labrador	SNR	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Colorado (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hermosa	San Juan NF	148,103
San Miguel	San Juan NF	64,263

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grass Mountain	Santa Fe National Forest	3,254

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/]
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.
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.