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Peltigera leucophlebia

(Nyl.) Gyelnik

Ruffled Freckle Pelt Lichen

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124568
Element CodeNLTEST5120
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyPeltigeraceae
GenusPeltigera
Other Common Names
Peltigère à nervures blanches (FR) Ruffled Pelt 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
See Egan for list of synonyms; see T. Ahti and O. Vitikainen, Notes on the lichens of Newfoundland. 5. Peltigeraceae, Ann. Bot. Fennici 14:89-94. 1977. May be a varient of P. aphthosa, but questionable. Hale also notes that specimens of P. aphthosa with dark veins may be indentified as P. leucophlebia.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-15
Change Date2013-06-15
Edition Date1990-08-28
Edition AuthorsPittam, Sherry K.
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Large widespread range.
Range Extent Comments
Ranges in proper habitat from Alaska to California and east to North Carolina.
Occurrences Comments
More than 100 in North America.
Threat Impact Comments
See trend; Development and air pollution have caused a decline in the historic occurrences of this species, especially in temperate North America.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Soil, rocks, over mosses, usually in moist but not soggy areas. Occasionally over rotting wood.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
NunavutS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
ManitobaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (20)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
East GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest27,894
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kawishiwi Lake To SawbillSuperior National Forest15,305
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
London Bridge BranchCherokee National Forest3,387
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
References (2)
  1. 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/]
  2. 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.