Species: Tholurna dissimilis
Urn Lichen
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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Caliciales
Family
Caliciaceae
Genus
Tholurna
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Arboreal Bottle-collection Lichen
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Caliciales - Caliciaceae - Tholurna - Tehler (1996) places Tholurna in the family Caliciaceae, not in Sphaerophoraceae as in Hale and Culberson (1970).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2006-06-30
Global Status Last Changed
2001-01-21
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Global distribution "A rare species mainly occurring in alpine and subalpine areas of Norway and Sweden [...] Also known from Central Europe, Northwestern Russia and North America (Newfoundland, British Columbia, Northwest Territories" (Tibell 1999). Tibell (1999) neglected to mention occurrences in the Cascades of Oregon, Washington, and Northern California (Otte 1983, Jovans personal communication).