Mountain Cobblestone Lichen

Acarospora badiofusca (Sarcogyne athroocarpa)

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Mountain Cobblestone Lichen
Scientific Name: 
Acarospora badiofusca (Sarcogyne athroocarpa)
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Lichen
Kingdom: 
Fungi
Phylum: 
Ascomycota
Class: 
Lecanoromycetes
Order: 
Acarosporales
Family: 
Acarosporaceae
Distribution

Distribution

Across most of the province, uncertain of status north of Banks Island (Thomson, John W. American Arctic Lichens: Vol. 2. The Microlichens. University of Wisconsin Press, 1997.; US 2864766)
Score: 
G

Number of Occurrences

At least three collections (Thomson 1997; US 2864766). Common holarctic species (Knudsen, Kerry, Jana Kocourková, and Anders Nordin. "Conspicuous similarity hides diversity in the Acarospora badiofusca group (Acarosporaceae)." The Bryologist 117.4 (2014): 319-328.)
Score: 
AC
References: 
H2019002
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
C
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
S Rank: 
S3S4
Decision Process Description: 
; Reviewed in 2017 draft rank by Chris Deduke (ECCC Ottawa contract) reviewed and updated by S Carriere (July 2019)
Last Updated: 
July 5, 2019

References

Number of Occurrences

  • R Hebert (Deduke C email) to S Carriere 20-02-2018. (2018) Email "GS microlichen NT" from R Hebert to S Carriere 20-02-2018. attached excel file by Chris Deduke (ECCC Ottawa contract). DIIMS - H2019002 Return