Species: Anaptychia setifera
Fringed Lichen
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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Physciaceae
Genus
Anaptychia
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
fringed lichen
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Physciaceae - Anaptychia
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Thallus loosely adnate to almost subfruticose; lower surface white, lacking a cortex; apothecia not common (Hale 1979).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-01-22
Global Status Last Changed
1991-05-22
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Ranges from southernmost portions of central to eastern Canada extending southward into the United States from New York west to Wisconsin (Hale 1979). In the Pacific Northwest, occurs mainly north of Oregon and Washington (McCune and Geiser 1997). Reported from Minnesota and North Carolina as well.