Smoker's Lung Lichen

Lobaria retigera (see Lobaria pseudopulmonaria)

General Status Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Common Name: 
Smoker's Lung Lichen
Scientific Name: 
Lobaria retigera (see Lobaria pseudopulmonaria)
Synonyms: 
sensu lato
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Lichen
Kingdom: 
Fungi
Phylum: 
Ascomycota
Class: 
Lecanoromycetes
Order: 
Peltigerales
Family: 
Lobariaceae
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Cordillera

Number of Occurrences

PMAE: Lobaria pseudopulmonaria, not Lobaria retigera sensu stricto: C.D. Bird 34977, Mackenzie Mountains, Tawu Range, tributary of Arctic Red River, 65deg 21'N 130deg 46'W, elev 1000 m, ridge, on the ground, 2 August 1978: 1 (R196); Thomson 1984 maps: 1 (R196);
Score: 
A
References: 
R196
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Status Rank Description: 
Inventory needed
Decision Process Description: 
Marsh GS rankings from Goward (R196) (2010); Reviewed in 2015 by Janet Marsh ; modified from MBAR to undetermined (error correction); 2019 Reviewed based on draft COSEWIC report; modified from Undetermined to Not Assessed.
Last Updated: 
January 13, 2021

References

Number of Occurrences

  • Goward, T. and Bjork, C. (2010) Macrolichens of the Northwest Territories: current status and future research. Unpublished report to the GNWT 15 pp plus app. Printed in binder - R196 Return