Heterodermia obscurata
(Nyl.) Trevisan
Orange-tinted Fringe Lichen
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123200
Element CodeNLTES11180
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyPhysciaceae
GenusHeterodermia
Other Common NamesHétérodermie obscure (FR)
Concept ReferenceEsslinger, 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.
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-12-05
Change Date2002-12-05
Edition Date1999-05-24
Edition AuthorsGries, D., rev. A. Olivero (2002)
Rank ReasonsCommon and widespread in tropical and subtropical areas, extending to warm temperate regions in southeastern North America and Europe (Moberg and Nash 1999, Nash et al. 2002). Heterodermia obscurata is common on deciduous trees and moss-covered rocks in partial shade over most of eastern United States" (Flenniken 1999). In the greater Sonoran Desert region, it occurs in the mountains of southeastern Arizona, the Sierra Madre Occidental of Chihuahua, and in mountains at the southern tip of Baja California Sur (Nash et al. 2002).
Range Extent CommentsKnown from only a few records from the Sonoran Desert (Mexico, Baja California). Common and widespread in tropical and subtropical areas, extending to warm temperate regions of Europe (Moberg and Nash 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Habitat
Growing on trunks of deciduous trees and mossy rocks in open but humid conditions (Moberg and Nash 1999).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN1
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Quebec | SNR | Yes |
| Ontario | S2 | Yes |
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| North Carolina | SNR | Yes |
| Tennessee | SNR | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | SNR | Yes |
| Kentucky | S5 | Yes |
| Minnesota | S3 | Yes |
| Georgia | SNR | Yes |
| Indiana | SNR | Yes |
References (5)
- 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.
- Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.
- Moberg, R., and T.H. Nash, III. 1999. The genus Heterodermia in the Sonoran Desert area. The Bryologist 102(1):1-14.
- Nash, T. H., B. D. Ryan, C. Gries, and F. Bungartz, eds. 2002. Lichen flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert region. Volume 1. Lichens Unlimited, Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. 532 pp.