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Peltigera membranacea

(Ach.) Nyl.

Membranous Pelt Lichen

G5Secure Found in 47 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123230
Element CodeNLTEST5140
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
Diamond Pelt Lichen (EN) Peltigère membraneuse (FR)
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
No tax question.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-15
Change Date2013-06-15
Edition Date2000-12-12
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"Pelitgera membranacea can be found on soil and moss-covered rocks and logs in humid areas; most common in the Pacific Northwest, but scattered records in the eastern states" (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
OntarioSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
LabradorS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (47)
Alaska (28)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North KupreanofTongass National Forest114,660
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Washington (12)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
References (4)
  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.
  3. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.
  4. 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