Scientific Name:	Evernia mesomorpha Nyl.
English Name:	boreal oakmoss
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference:	Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4): 467-549.
Classification Level:	Species
Species Group:	Lichen
Species Code:	EVERMES
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Plantae Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Parmeliaceae
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status:	G5 (Jun 2013)
Provincial Status:	S4 (Apr 2019)
BC List:	Yellow
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B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Evernia mesomorpha. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 4, 2026).