Species: Stenocybe major
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Caliciales
Family
Mycocaliciaceae
Genus
Stenocybe
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Caliciales - Mycocaliciaceae - Stenocybe - "
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Tiny crustose unlichenized fungus, with black cup-shaped apothecia borne on black stalks. Closely related to and usually listed by lichens.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2004-05-25
Global Status Last Changed
2004-05-25
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Europe, Noth America, where alpine or boreal. In North America from Northwest Territories south to California east to New England and Ozark Mountains.