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Peltigera praetextata

(Florke ex Sommerf.) Zopf

Scaly Pelt Lichen

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123326
Element CodeNLT0021170
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyPeltigeraceae
GenusPeltigera
Synonyms
Peltigera canina var. praetextata(Flörke ex Sommerf.) Vain.
Other Common Names
Born-again Pelt Lichen (EN) Peltigère à bordure (FR) Scaly Dog 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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-15
Change Date2013-06-15
Edition Date2000-11-21
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"This species is widespread, throughout the Pacific Northwest" (McCune and Geiser 1997). This lichen species can be found growing on soil and mossy environments or open areas over much of the United States and Canada (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
LabradorSUYes
OntarioS5Yes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
NunavutSUYes
New BrunswickS4Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS5Yes
WyomingSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
References (5)
  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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
  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
  5. McCune, B. and L. Geiser. 1997. Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. A co-publication with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 386 pp.