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  - Division - Sac Fungi - Ascomycota
    - Class - (Lecanoromycetes) - Lecanoromycetes
      - Order - Peltigerales - Peltigerales
        
        Family - Peltigeraceae - Peltigeraceae
        
        Species - Fringed Chocolate Chip Lichen - Solorina spongiosa

Fringed Chocolate Chip Lichen - Solorina spongiosa

Species of Concern
Native Species

Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank: S1S2
(see State Rank Reason below)

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Known from a few locations in western and central portions of Montana.

General Description

Thallus squamulose, a narrow rim around the apothecia; cephalodia forming a finely dissected mass of short, narrow, somewhat erect lobes; and apothecia with 4 spores per ascus (McCune and Geiser 2009).

Diagnostic Characteristics

Thallus is a narrow rim around the apothecia; Examine thin sections of the apothecia under the compound microscope and look for 4 spores per ascus; Cephalodia form a finely dissected mass of short, narrow, and somewhat erect lobes (McCune and Geiser 2009).

Range Comments

Alaska to Montana and Oregon, with southern disjuncts in the mountains of Arizona, California, Nevada, and New Mexico (McCune and Geiser 2009).

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

In moist moss mats on soil, adjacent to spring, seeps, waterfalls, and creeks; in alpine/subalpine zones.

Ecology

Photobiont: green algae and cyanobacteria (nitrogen-fixer).

Reproductive Characteristics

Reproduces sexually by spores from the apothecium.

Threats or Limiting Factors

None identified.

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Citation for data on this website:
Fringed Chocolate Chip Lichen — Solorina spongiosa. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 25, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=NLT0028030