Species: Physcia magnussonii
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: see T. Esslinger, 1979. Studies in the lichen family Physciaceae. V. Two species of Physcia new to No. Am. This species may be uncommon in North America.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
6 cm diameter, foliose, densely pruinose, loosely or tightly appressed; lobes narrow (0.8-3 mm broad), occasionally with rhizines projecting from near the margins; upper surface white to pale or dark gray, pruinose throughout; lower surface white to pale brown or with dark tips; soredia absent; isidia present or not; apothecia lecanorine, the disk brown to black or whitish pruinose (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-01-25
Global Status Last Changed
1991-10-08
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
<img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?US.CO=SNR&US.ID=SNR&US.OR=SNR&US.WA=SNR" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
Global Range
Distribution poorly known: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho south to Colorado (McCune and Geiser 1997). Also occurs in Europe (Scandinavia and Central European and Mediterranean mountains), Greenland, the Canary Islands (The threatened macrolichen project 1996).