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Leptogium chloromelum

(Sw. ex Ach.) Nyl.

Ruffled Jellyskin

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125232
Element CodeNLT0016660
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyCollemataceae
GenusLeptogium
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 Date2000-12-01
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-11-29
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Leptogium chloromelum is rare on hardwoods in the Appalachian Mountains. Its general distribution is from the southeastern United States, Central America to South America (Dey 1978). "Leptogium choromelum is commonly collected from deciduous trees in open woods in the southern states, especially in the Georgia and South Carolina" (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinSHYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (4)
  1. Dey, J.P. 1978. Fruticose and foliose lichens of the high-mountain areas of the Southern Appalachians. The Bryologist 81(1): 1-93.
  2. 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/]
  3. 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.
  4. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.