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      - Order - Lecanorales - Lecanorales
        
        Family - Psoraceae - Psoraceae
        
        Species - Pea-green Scale Lichen - Psora rubiformis

Pea-green Scale Lichen - Psora rubiformis

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Potential Species of Concern
Native Species

Global Rank: G3G5
State Rank: S1S2
(see State Rank Reason below)

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In Montana widely scattered populations have been found in northwest, southwest, and southeast.

General Description

Thallus squamulose, pale yellowish green to pale brownish green; squamules ascending, more or less imbricate, and 1-3(4) mm in diameter (McCune and Goward 1995).

Diagnostic Characteristics

Historically this name was widely mis-applied. Specimens should be verified by a lichenologist.

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 5

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Relative Density

Recency

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

Habitat

On soil and in fissures of rock in alpine sites.

Reproductive Characteristics

Reproduction is by spores from apothecia.

Threats or Limiting Factors

Climate change.

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Citation for data on this website:
Pea-green Scale Lichen — Psora rubiformis. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on May 1, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=NLT0024060