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Leptogium cyanescens

(Rabenh.) Körber

Blue Jellyskin Lichen

G5Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123834
Element CodeNLT0016710
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyCollemataceae
GenusLeptogium
Other Common Names
Blue Oilskin (EN)
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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-10-02
Change Date2002-11-30
Edition Date2002-11-30
Edition AuthorsDaphne Stone
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
This species has virtually a worldwide distribution and is common in much of it. "Leptogium cyanescens is undoubtedly our most common species, found on deciduous trees over much of southern Canada and eastern United States" (Flenniken 1999).
Range Extent Comments
Common in eastern North America; rare in the Pacific Northwest (McCune & Geiser 1997). Spotty distribution in the West : eastern BC, corner of UT and AZ, eastern WY and adjacent states (Brodo et al. 2001), the Black Hills of SD, northern CO, southern AK.. Gulf coast north to Newfoundland, Quebec, and Ontario. It extends west along Gulf to eastern TX and OK. In the midwest it reaches into MN and IA. Also abundant in Europe where Degelius described it as an oceanic species. Also from Asia and the American tropics (Sierk 1964). Found in New Zealand (Galloway 1999), Australia (Australian List on web), and southern Africa (Thomas and Bbhat 1996).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
British ColumbiaS2Yes
QuebecS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS5Yes
North CarolinaSNRYes
WashingtonS1Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
OregonS1Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Norwich Plains Revised Roadless AreaOttawa National Forest4,360
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cabin CreekSuperior National Forest6,071
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Boteler PeakNantahala National Forest4,205
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
References (19)
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  2. Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
  3. 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/]
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