Species: Alectoria vancouverensis
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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Alectoriaceae
Genus
Alectoria
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Alectoriaceae - Alectoria
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Thallus pendent fruticose, to 40 cm long, pale greenish or yellowish green; pseudocyphellae raised, usually elongate, whitish, to about 1 mm long; apothecia uncommon (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4?
Global Status Last Reviewed
2011-02-14
Global Status Last Changed
2011-02-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Occurs in the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest (Hale 1979). Endemic to North America, ranges from coastal British Columbia to California, in and west of the Cascade crest (McCune and Geiser 1997).