Species: Sulcaria badia
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Alectoriaceae
Genus
Sulcaria
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Alectoriaceae - Sulcaria
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A lichen. Thallus fruticose, pendulous, filamentous, foliose; branches somewhat flattened, twisted, with conspicuous grooves, dull chestnut brown to yellowish brown; pseudocyphellae conspicuous, white, elongate, developing into furrows.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2007-07-06
Global Status Last Changed
2007-07-06
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Historically, from Washington to California, west of the Cascades (McCune and Geiser 1997). Endemic to western North America. Known extant sites range from Mendocino County in northern California to Benton County in Oregon (Peterson 1998).