Phaeophyscia adiastola
(Essl.) Essl.
Powder-tipped Shadow Lichen
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125936
Element CodeNLTES11290
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyPhysciaceae
GenusPhaeophyscia
Concept ReferenceEsslinger, 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 CommentsStable; see T. Esslinger, 1978. Mycotaxon Vol. VII. No. 2.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-08-04
Change Date2017-08-04
Edition AuthorsPittam, Sherry K.; rev. L. McDonald (2001)
Rank Reasons"Phaeophyscia adiastola is most common on hardwood trees and moss-covered rocks and less common on conifers and bare rock. It ranges over most of eastern United States and southern Canada" (Flenniken 1999).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Kentucky | S5 | Yes |
| Indiana | SNR | Yes |
| Wyoming | SNR | Yes |
| Georgia | SNR | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | SNR | Yes |
| Minnesota | SNR | Yes |
CanadaN4
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Quebec | S3 | Yes |
| Saskatchewan | SU | Yes |
| Alberta | S2 | Yes |
| Nova Scotia | S3 | Yes |
| Ontario | S4 | Yes |
| Manitoba | SU | Yes |
| New Brunswick | SU | Yes |
| Prince Edward Island | SU | Yes |
| British Columbia | S3 | Yes |
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.
- Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.