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Parmelia squarrosa

Hale

Bottlebrush Shield Lichen

G5Secure Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126324
Element CodeNLTEST0090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusParmelia
Other Common Names
Bottlebrush Crottle Lichen (EN) Parmélie squarreuse (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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-14
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-11
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
This lichen species occurs throughout much of the eastern United States and grows on trees and rocks in open woods and roadsides (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
NunavutSUYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNRYes
IowaSHYes
MissouriSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (9)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cabin CreekSuperior National Forest6,071
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
References (3)
  1. 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/]
  2. 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.
  3. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.