Species: Umbilicaria arctica
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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Umbilicariaceae
Genus
Umbilicaria
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Umbilicariaceae - Umbilicaria
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
; isidia and soredia lacking; apothecia lecideine, black, with concentric fissures, sunken to sessile or stipitate (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
1998-12-02
Global Status Last Changed
1998-10-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Circumpolar arctic, in North America south to Oregon and the northern Rocky Mountains (McCune and Geiser 1997). Ranges south to California in the west and Minnesota in the east (Thomson 1984).