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Leptogium corticola

(Taylor) Tuck.

Blistered Jellyskin

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123871
Element CodeNLT0016690
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyCollemataceae
GenusLeptogium
Other Common Names
Leptoge des écorces (FR)
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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-12-01
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-05
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Leptogium corticola is rare on hardwoods in the Appalachian Mountains. Its general distribution is from the southeastern United States, Central America to South America (Dey 1978). This lichen species is widespread and grows on the bases of hardwoods and occasionally on rocks in moist woods. It occurs throughout the eastern United States (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
IowaSHYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS2Yes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
OntarioS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Georgia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (4)
  1. Dey, J.P. 1978. Fruticose and foliose lichens of the high-mountain areas of the Southern Appalachians. The Bryologist 81(1): 1-93.
  2. Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. [http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/]
  3. 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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
  4. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.