Pale-bellied Frost Lichen (Physconia subpallida) wildspecies.ca

At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Macrolichens

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Common Names

English common name:

Pale-bellied Frost Lichen

In English, species in the genus Physconia are named "Frost Lichen".

French common name:

Physconie pâle

In French, species in the genus Physconia are named "Physconie" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2010	Pale-bellied Frost Lichen	Physconie pâle
2015
2020	Pale-bellied Frost Lichen	Physconie pâle

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

FUNGI

Subkingdom

DIKARYA

Phylum

Ascomycota

Subphylum

Pezizomycotina

Class

Lecanoromycetes

Subclass

Lecanoromycetidae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2010	Physconia subpallida	Physciaceae	Lecanorales
2015	Physconia subpallida	Physciaceae	Lecanorales
2020	Physconia subpallida	Physciaceae	Caliciales

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	Notes
2010	Imperiled
2015	Imperiled
2020	Critically Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New interpretation of same information.	Assessed by COSEWIC as endangered

Original Ranks:

Canada
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Imperiled - N2N3
2020	Critically Imperiled - N1

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	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Quebec
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

New Brunswick
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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