Species: Umbilicaria lyngei
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Umbilicariaceae
Genus
Umbilicaria
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Lynge's Rocktripe Lichen
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Umbilicariaceae - Umbilicaria
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
; isidia or soredia lacking; apothecia rare, stipitate, lecideine, black, lacking fissures; disk flat, smooth (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
1998-12-03
Global Status Last Changed
1998-10-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Arctic with rare alpine disjuncts in Oregon, Washington, and on the island of Anticosti, Quebec, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (McCune and Geiser 1997 and Thomson 1984).