Species: Umbilicaria polyrhiza
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Umbilicariaceae
Genus
Umbilicaria
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
a lichen
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Umbilicariaceae - Umbilicaria
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Thallus to 10 cm broad, mono- or polyphyllus, with folds in center, upper surface smooth, dark brown, dull or shining; underside dark brown or black, the lower cortex areolate with coarse black verrucae and with black cylindrical rhizines which are papillate and also ball tipped. Apothecia infrequent, to 5 mm broad, adnate, convex, gyri free, without common exciple; parathecium black (Thomson 1984).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2011-02-14
Global Status Last Changed
2011-02-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
In North America, known from British Columbia south to California but east in Cook County, Minnesota; the species is in the North and South Temperate Zones (Thomson 1984). Occasionally inland to northern Idaho (McCune and Geiser 1997). In California, from the Santa Cruz Mountains northward to Humboldt County in the North Coast Ranges and Klamath Mountains and Modoc and Shasta Counties in the Modoc Plateau (Hale 1988). Rarely to northwestern Montana (McCune and Goward 1995).