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Gyalecta jenensis

(Batsch) Zahlbr.

Rock Dimple Lichen

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124816

Element CodeNLT0011800

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassAscomycetes

OrderGyalectales

FamilyGyalectaceae

GenusGyalecta

Synonyms

Secoliga jenensis(Batsch) P.F. Cannon

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 Date2001-11-02

Change Date2002-05-30

Edition Date2001-11-02

Edition AuthorsK. McConnell

Rank Reasons

This lichen usually grows in on rocks in humid sites. Its distribution in North America is scattered, with localized occurrences in Washington, British Columbia, Missouri, New York to Maine, and Nova Scotia.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	SU	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	SU	Yes
Kentucky	S1	Yes
Montana	S1	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lebeau #507	Kootenai National Forest	1,259

References (4)

Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
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/]
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.
Knudsen, K., and J. Kocourková. 2012. The Annotated Checklist of Lichens, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of Channel Islands National Park. Opuscula Philolichenum 11:145-302.