Valley Oakmoss Lichen (Evernia prunastri) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Macrolichens

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Common Names

English common name:

Valley Oakmoss Lichen

In English, species in the genus Evernia are named "Oakmoss Lichen".

French common name:

Évernie du prunelier

In French, species in the genus Evernia are named "Évernie" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2010	Valley Oakmoss Lichen	Évernie du prunellier
2015
2020	Valley Oakmoss Lichen	Évernie du prunelier

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

FUNGI

Subkingdom

DIKARYA

Phylum

Ascomycota

Subphylum

Pezizomycotina

Class

Lecanoromycetes

Subclass

Lecanoromycetidae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2010	Evernia prunastri	Parmeliaceae	Lecanorales
2015	Evernia prunastri	Parmeliaceae	Lecanorales
2020	Evernia prunastri	Parmeliaceae	Lecanorales

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Apparently Secure
2020	Secure	Reduced level of risk.	New information not reflecting genuine change.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - N4N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Secure - S5

Alberta
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Unrankable - SU

Saskatchewan
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Not Present
2020	Unrankable - SU

Manitoba
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S1S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Quebec
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Prince Edward Island
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3?
2020	Vulnerable - S3?

Newfoundland and Labrador
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015
2020

Labrador
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present