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Easter Foam Lichen - Stereocaulon paschale
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Known from a few locations in northwest and south-central Montana.
General Description
Thallus fruticose with erect stalks (pseudopodetia); cephalodia abundant, blue-greenish to dark brownish, scabrid, usually forming blackish, spiky clusters, containing Stigonema. Stalks to 6 cm tall, naked below with white to rosy tomentum above; phyllocladia white or gray white, occasionally rose-tinged, warty, coralloid, or rarely somewhat squamulose; and apothecia uncommon, to 3 mm diameter
(McCune and Geiser 2009). Chemistry: Medulla K-, P-, KC+ violet or orange
(McCune and Geiser 2009).
Diagnostic Characteristics
Fruticose form that grows on soil, humus or soil over rock; abundant cephalodia.
Range Comments
Arctic to Washington and Montana (McCune and Goward 2009).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 1
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Recency
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Habitat
Loosely attached and growing on soil, humus, or among mosses.
Ecology
Photobionts: green algae and cyanobacteria.
Reproductive Characteristics
Reproduces sexually by spores from the apothecium.
Stewardship Responsibility
Threats or Limiting Factors
None identified.
References
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Schubloom, L.A. 1995. Lichens as air quality indicators in three areas of southwestern Montana: lichen floristics and elemental analysis. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 130 p.
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