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Scytinium palmatum

(Hudson) Otálora, P.M. Jørg. & Wedin

Antlered Jellyskin Lichen

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124189
Element CodeNLT0016680
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyCollemataceae
GenusScytinium
Synonyms
Leptogium corniculatum(Hoffm.) MinksLeptogium palmatum(Hudson) Mont.
Other Common Names
Antlered Vinyl Lichen (EN) Leptoge palmé (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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Taxonomic Comments
Esslinger (2018) transfers Leptogium corniculatum to Scytinium palmatum; these represent the same concept for the element. The accepted name for material formerly called Leptogium corniculatum is L. palmatum (McCune and Geiser 2009).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-12
Change Date2013-06-12
Edition Date2000-11-20
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
This lichen occurs mainly to the west of the Cascades and is also disjunct in northern Idaho (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
  3. 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
  4. 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.