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      - Order - Lecanorales - Lecanorales
        
        Family - Parmeliaceae - Parmeliaceae
        
        Species - Chestnut Wrinkled Lichen - Cetraria sepincola

Chestnut Wrinkled Lichen - Cetraria sepincola

Other Names: Tuckermannopsis sepincola

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Potential Species of Concern
Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S2S3
(see State Rank Reason below)

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Known from many locations, associated with bogs, in western Montana.

General Description

Thallus foliose, suberect to ascending, light to dark brown or pale olive, to less than 2 cm broad; lobes 2-3 cm wide with undulating margins; soredia and isidia lacking, and apothecia numerous, dominating the thallus McCune and Geiser 2009.

Range Comments

This lichen occurs from Alaska south to northern California and northwestern Montana east to the northeastern United States (McCune and Goward 1995).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 4

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Relative Density

Recency

(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)

Habitat

Generally on shrub twigs, especially those of Betula, in fens and bogs.

Ecology

Indicator of wetland habitat.

Reproductive Characteristics

Reproduces sexually by spores from apothecia.

Stewardship Responsibility

Threats or Limiting Factors

None identified.

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Citation for data on this website:
Chestnut Wrinkled Lichen — Cetraria sepincola. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 22, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=NLT0000270