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Candelariella vitellina

(Hoffm.) Mull. Arg.

Common Goldspeck Lichen

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126900

Element CodeNLTES26590

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderCandelariales

FamilyCandelariaceae

GenusCandelariella

Other Common Names

Candelarielle jaune d'oeuf (FR) Egg-yolk Lichen (EN)

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

Stable. See Vitt, Marsh and Bovey. 1988. Mosses, Lichens & Ferns of Northwest North America.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model

Review Date2013-06-06

Change Date2002-05-30

Edition Date2001-10-26

Edition AuthorsK. McConnell

Rank Reasons

This widespread lichen is common on non-calcareous rocks in open areas and is also found, though to a lesser extent, on wood and bark. This species occurs throughout the U.S., excluding the southeast, and from Alaska south through central Canada and scattered throughout the Northwest Territories.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

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

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SU	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cactus Springs B	San Bernardino National Forest	3,106
Coyote North	Inyo National Forest	11,932
Horton	Inyo National Forest	5,717

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Joe Lott	Fishlake National Forest	19,826

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Seneca Creek	Monongahela National Forest	22,287

References (5)

Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
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.
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.