Species: Stereocaulon glaucescens
Snow Lichen
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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Stereocaulaceae
Genus
Stereocaulon
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
snow lichen
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Stereocaulaceae - Stereocaulon - Stable; previous synonomys and taxonomic changes discussed by I.M. Lamb, 1977. A conspectus of the lichen genus Stereocaulon. Journ. Hattori Bot. Lab. No. 43. Lamb recognized two varieties, a typical and var. caespitosulum; however varieties not accepted by Egan, 1987; or Hale, 1979.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Lichen; podetia short to moderately long, erect or ascending, slender, loosely of sometimes densely clustered, becoming much branched, the branches smooth, squamulose above, the squamules grayish white to brownish, passing into minute, irregular, confluent granules; apothecia small, lateral or sometimes terminal, rarely clustered, the disk flat to slightly convex, brownish black to black (Fink 1935).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
1998-12-01
Global Status Last Changed
1991-05-21
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Known from New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Washington, and California (Fink 1935). Also reported from Ontario and Virginia.