Species: Physcia dimidiata
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Physciaceae
Genus
Physcia
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Physciaceae - Physcia - Stable; no synonyms in Egan, however, European reports are as a var. ornata. Moberg, 1977; Sym. Bot. Ups. 22(1). No. Am. report in T. Esslinger, 1979. Mycotaxon. 10(1); 210.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Lichen; thallus foliose, mostly 1-4 cm broad, appressed; lobes mostly 1-2 mm wide, lacking marginal cilia; upper surface white to grayish, densely white pruinose; lower surface white to pale brown; rhizines sparse, white to pale brown or with dark tips; soredia marginal, linear, coarsely granular, becoming laminal in old portions; and isidia lacking; apothecia uncommon (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5?
Global Status Last Reviewed
2002-12-10
Global Status Last Changed
2002-12-10
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
British Columbia to Oregon, North Dakota, Montana, and Colorado (distribution poorly known) (McCune and Geiser 1997). Also Alberta.