Species: Lobaria linita
Lung Lichen
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Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Lobariaceae
Genus
Lobaria
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Cabbage Lungwort Lichen - lobaire chou
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Peltigerales - Lobariaceae - Lobaria
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2006-06-30
Global Status Last Changed
2002-11-30
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
An arctic-alpine species with circumpolar distribution (Jordan 1973). Known from all of AK, across arctic Canada, most of BC, down the west coast and into northwestern OR in the Cascades (Brodo et al. 2001) and inland to western Montana (McCune & Geiser 1997). One population is known in CA. Also known from Japan (Krog 1968, Czeczuga and Yoshida 1991) and Europe (Pisut 1971, Czeczuga and Olech 1990).