Quill Pixie Lichen

Cladonia amaurocraea

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Quill Pixie Lichen
Scientific Name: 
Cladonia amaurocraea
Naming References: 
B010
B121
W110
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Lichen
Kingdom: 
Fungi
Phylum: 
Ascomycota
Class: 
Lecanoromycetes
Order: 
Lecanorales
Family: 
Cladoniaceae
References: 
B013
Habitat
On soil rich in humus, in tundras, and in bogs among mosses, primarily a boreal forest lichen, most characteristically growing on talus slopes between boulders and on rocky ground, although sometimes in wetter sites, as well. Cape Bathurst specimen from raised edges of frost polygon bordering wet sedge meadow, growing in association with Arctagrostis latifolia.
References: 
B010
B121
Distribution

Ecozones

Arctic Cordillera, Northern Arctic, Southern Arctic, Taiga Cordillera, Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield
References: 
B010

Distribution

0.778; 90% in B121 (of the NWT).
Score: 
Categ
References: 
B010
B121

Number of Occurrences

68 (B010); Thomson, Scotter & Ahti, 1969 (Great Slave Lake study): 25 (R196); Localities given in Ahti et al. 1973 (Lichens of the Reindeer Preserve, Northwest Territories, Canada, The Bryologist 76: 48-76): 19 (R196); Tomson 1984 maps: 71 (R196). Cape Bathurst specimen collected August 19, 2022 by P. Sokoloff; locally common abundance.
Score: 
CE (2
References: 
B010

Area of Occupancy

Cape Bathurst specimen (2022) from ~800m northwest of Mamen Lake.
Score: 
-
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
-
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
Marsh GS Rankings 2010. Reviewed by Janet Marsh in 2015, no change.
Last Updated: 
February 7, 2024

References

Ecozones

  • Thomson JW (1984) American Arctic Lichens. Columnia University Press RWED Library Call #QK597.T5 - B010 Return

Habitat

  • Thomson JW (1984) American Arctic Lichens. Columnia University Press RWED Library Call #QK597.T5 - B010 Return
  • Brodo, I. M., Sharnoff, S. D, and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Lichens of North America. Yale University RWED Library - B121 Return

Naming

  • Thomson JW (1984) American Arctic Lichens. Columnia University Press RWED Library Call #QK597.T5 - B010 Return
  • Brodo, I. M., Sharnoff, S. D, and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Lichens of North America. Yale University RWED Library - B121 Return
  • Esslinger (2011) A Cumulative Checklist for the Lichen-forming, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of the Continental United States and Canada. version 19 and later versions http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm - W110 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Thomson JW (1984) American Arctic Lichens. Columnia University Press RWED Library Call #QK597.T5 - B010 Return

Range Extent

  • Thomson JW (1984) American Arctic Lichens. Columnia University Press RWED Library Call #QK597.T5 - B010 Return
  • Brodo, I. M., Sharnoff, S. D, and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Lichens of North America. Yale University RWED Library - B121 Return

Taxonomy

  • Hale ME (1979) How to Know the Lichens. Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers 2nd Edition RWED Library Call #QK583.H3 - B013 Return