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Xanthoria parietina

(L.) Th. Fr.

Maritime Sunburst Lichen

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124298

Element CodeNLT0031960

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassAscomycetes

OrderTeloschistales

FamilyTeloschistaceae

GenusXanthoria

Other Common Names

Xanthorie maritime (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.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2017-02-14

Change Date2017-02-14

Edition Date2000-11-29

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

This lichen species occurs west of the Cascades and is known only from the Williamette-Puget trough in the Pacific Northwest. It also occurs in eastern North America and Europe near the coast (McCune and Geiser 1997).

Range Extent Comments

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNA	No

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S4	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Alberta	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Quebec	S3	Yes
Labrador	SNR	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S2	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lower San Francisco	Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests	59,310

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lavas	Modoc National Forest	25,864

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lower San Francisco	Gila National Forest	26,460

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.
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.
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.