Sulcaria isidiifera Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sulcaria isidiifera Brodo

Splitting yarn lichen

Jason Dart

Eli Balderas

Sulcaria isidiifera is a lichen that is native to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Sulcaria
Family:	Alectoriaceae
Category:	lichen

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS

Information about Sulcaria isidiifera from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/17/2025).