Species: Umbilicaria krascheninnikovii
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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Umbilicariaceae
Genus
Umbilicaria
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Krascheninnikov's Rocktripe Lichen
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 with a radically spreading network of frosty ridges; lower surface gray, tan, or brown, smooth; rhizines lacking; isidia and soredia lacking; apothecia usually present, with a central button, sometimes with faint secondary concentric fissures, sessile to almost stalked (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4?
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-06-14
Global Status Last Changed
1999-06-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Circumpolar, south to Arizona and California (McCune and Geiser 1997). In eastern North America, south to Mt. Kataadin in Maine (Thomson 1984).