Species: Umbilicaria cylindrica
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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
4 cm diam; upper surface grayish pruinose; lower surface smooth to finely granulose, brown to pinkish; rhizines light brown or darker, occasionally sparse, generally long, usually concentrated toward the margins; isidia and soredia lacking; apothecia common, short stalked, with concentric fissures (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2011-02-14
Global Status Last Changed
2011-02-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Alaska to Oregon (McCune and Geiser 1997). Circumpolar, ranges south to the White Mountains in New England and to Oregon and Colorado in the west (Thomson 1984).