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Caloplaca cerina

(Ehrh.) Th. Fr.

Gray-rimmed Firedot Lichen

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1004669

Element CodeNLTEL02040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassAscomycetes

OrderTeloschistales

FamilyTeloschistaceae

GenusCaloplaca

Other Common Names

Caloplaque cireuse (FR)

Concept Reference

Esslinger, T. L. 2014. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota State University: http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm (First Posted 1 December 1997, Most Recent Version (#19) 23 March 2014), Fargo, North Dakota.

Taxonomic Comments

Esslinger and Egan (1995) include Caloplaca stillicidiorum in C. cerina, while Esslinger (2014/2018) here treats them as distinct.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

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

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Overflow Creek	Nantahala National Forest	3,379

References (4)

Esslinger, T. L. 2014. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota State University: http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm (First Posted 1 December 1997, Most Recent Version (#19) 23 March 2014), Fargo, North Dakota.
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/]
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
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.