Species: Umbilicaria scholanderi
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Umbilicariaceae
Genus
Umbilicaria
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Umbilicariaceae - Umbilicaria
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Thallus foliose, umbilicate, roundish and undivided or lobed, to 2 cm diameter or larger; upper surface dark brown to black, smooth to faintly net ridged, frosty pruinose in center; lower surface with rhizines, variously textured, black; rhizines or plate-like structures sometimes present; rhizines and lower surface sometimes sooty black. Isidia or soredia lacking; apothecia common, lacking fissures; disk flat, smooth; spores septate or not (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G1
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-01-25
Global Status Last Changed
1998-10-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
From Alaska to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington (McCune and Geiser 1997).