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Cladonia subtenuis

(Abbayes) Mattick

Dixie Reindeer Lichen

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127234

Element CodeNLTEST7210

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyCladoniaceae

GenusCladonia

Synonyms

Cladina subtenuis(des Abb.) Hale & Culb.

Other Common Names

reindeer lichen (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.

Taxonomic Comments

Esslinger (2004, 2018) transfers Cladina subtenuis to Cladonia subtenuis; these represent the same concept for the element. Stable: Inform. from Hale, 1979. How to Know the Lichens.

Conservation Status

Review Date2007-02-22

Change Date2007-02-22

Edition Date2001-10-26

Edition AuthorsK. McConnell, rev. A. Olivero (2003)

Rank Reasons

This lichen is often very common in eastern North America (Ahti 2000). It occurs from Florida to Nova Scotia, west to Texas, Oklahoma, southern Michigan, and Quebec (Ahti 2000). It is also known from Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua (Ahti 2000). It is rare in Central America (Ahti 2000). It grows in open areas, usually in sandy soils and sometimes in association with grasses (Brodo 2000).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNU

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	SU	Yes
New Brunswick	SU	Yes
Manitoba	SNR	Yes
Nova Scotia	S1	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S4	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Alabama (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Mountain	Talladega National Forest	4,986

Indiana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mogan Ridge	Hoosier National Forest	8,435

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Overflow Creek	Nantahala National Forest	3,379

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	8,377

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mcgowan Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	10,504

References (5)

Ahti, T. 2000. Cladoniaceae, Flora Neotropica Monograph 78. The Organization for Flora Neotropica, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 262 pp.
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. 2004. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota State University: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm (First Posted 1 December 1997, Most Recent Update 2 March 2004), Fargo, North Dakota.
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.