Species: Ramalina pollinaria
Powdery Twig Lichen
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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Ramalinaceae
Genus
Ramalina
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Chalky Ramalina - Chalky Ribbon Lichen
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Ramalinaceae - Ramalina
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2006-06-30
Global Status Last Changed
2005-07-04
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Widespread. Known from the Pacific Northwest, mainly between the Cascades and the Rockies (McCune & Geiser 1997), and from much of the rest of North America (Brodo et al. 2001). Reported as a boreal-temperate-circumboreal species by Krog (1968). Known from Germany (Wirth 1995), reported from the Issyk-Kul and Baikal regions (Bychek et al. 1996), and from Fontainebleau Forest, France by (Boissere 1990). Also reported in Poland (Sulma and Bystrek 1982), and Fennoscandia and/or the British Isles (Krog & James 1977). Apparently rare in Denmark.