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Enchylium tenax

(Sw.) Gray

Tar Jelly Lichen

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126578

Element CodeNLLEC40330

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderPeltigerales

FamilyCollemataceae

GenusEnchylium

Synonyms

Collema tenax(Sw.) Ach.

Other Common Names

Collème tenace (FR) jelly lichen (EN) Soil Jelly Lichen (EN) Soil Tarpaper 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 (2018) transfers Collema tenax to Enchylium tenax and does not recognize varieties as distinct.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model

Review Date2013-06-10

Change Date2013-06-10

Edition Date2000-12-08

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

"Collema tenax grows on soil, often forming a black crust, in eastern United States except along the southern Atlantic and Gulf Coast" (Flenniken 1999).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	S3	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S1	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S2	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S1	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes
Nova Scotia	S3	Yes
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cabin Creek	Superior National Forest	6,071

References (6)

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.
Esslinger, T. L. 2015. 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.edu/pubweb/~esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm (First Posted 1 December 1997, Most Recent Version (#20) 19 April 2015), Fargo, North Dakota.
Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.
Hutten, M., U. Arup, O. Breuss, T. L. Esslinger, A. M. Fryday, K. Knudsen, J. C. Lendemer, C. Printzen, H. T. Root, M. Schultz, J. Sheard, T. Tønsberg, and B. McCune. 2013. Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California. North American Fungi 8(11): 1-47. doi: http://dx.doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.011
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.