Species: Bryoria trichodes ssp. americana
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Bryoria
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Parmeliaceae - Bryoria - Syn. Alectoria ambigua, A. americana.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Lichen; thallus pendant, filamentous, mostly 5-15 cm long, dark brown; branching dichotomous; soredia rare; pseudocyphellae sparse and elongate; apothecia occasional (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G5T4T5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2011-02-14
Global Status Last Changed
2011-02-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
<img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?CA.AB=SU&CA.BC=S4&CA.ON=S2&CA.QC=SNR&US.AK=SNR&US.CA=SNR&US.NC=SNR&US.OR=SNR&US.WA=SNR" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
Global Range
From Alaska to Santa Cruz, California, mainly in the Coast Range, west of the Cascades in Oregon and Washington (McCune and Geiser 1997). Also known from Quebec.