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    - Class - (Lecanoromycetes) - Lecanoromycetes
      - Order - Lecanorales - Lecanorales
        
        Family - Parmeliaceae - Parmeliaceae
        
        Species - Friendly Camouflage Lichen - Cetraria commixta

Friendly Camouflage Lichen - Cetraria commixta

Other Names: Cetrariella commixta, Melanelia commixta

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Species of Concern
Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S1
(see State Rank Reason below)

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Known from very few locations in northwest Montana.

General Description

Thallus foliose, upper surface brown and channeled, and lower surface pale to brown; conidia cylindrical and the ends not swollen; and lacking soredia or isidia (McCune and Geiser 2009). Chemistry: medulla K-, P-, and KC+ red.

Diagnostic Characteristics

Very similar to Cetraria hepatizon, which is fairly common. Cetraria hepatizon has a dark lower surface; K+ yellow and P+ orange medulla; and has conidia of a narrow center and swollen ends.

Range Comments

A circumpolar, arctic-alpine lichen that extends south to Washington and Colorado.

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 2

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Relative Density

Recency

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

Habitat

On rock in open, alpine areas.

Reproductive Characteristics

Reproduces asexually by conidia from the pycnidia.

Stewardship Responsibility

Threats or Limiting Factors

None identified.

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Citation for data on this website:
Friendly Camouflage Lichen — Cetraria commixta. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 22, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=NLT0017780