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    - Class - (Lecanoromycetes) - Lecanoromycetes
      - Order - Peltigerales - Peltigerales
        
        Family - Collemataceae - Collemataceae
        
        Species - Pustulate Tarpaper Lichen - Collema curtisporum

Pustulate Tarpaper Lichen - Collema curtisporum

Species of Concern
Native Species

Global Rank: G3
State Rank: S1
(see State Rank Reason below)

Agency Status
USFWS:
USFS: Sensitive - Known in Forests (KOOT)
Species of Conservation Concern in Forests (FLAT)
BLM:

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State Rank Reason (see State Rank above)

In Montana this lichen occurs in a few locations and is not always present where habitat appears to be suitable.

General Description

Thallus foliose, to 2(4) cm broad, black, gelatinous when wet, with broadly rounded lobes; isidia and soredia lacking; spores 4-septate, hyaline, 20-40 by 3-4.5 microns, with blunt ends, straight or curved; apothecia generally present McCune and Geiser 2009. Chemistry: Spot tests are negative McCune and Geiser 2009.

Species Range

Montana Range Range Descriptions

Native

Range Comments

Eastern Washington, northern Idaho, western Montana, and northeastern Oregon (McCune and Geiser 1997); also reported from Sweden. In Montana it has been found on both sides of the Continental Divide, mostly between 900 and 100 meters.

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 35

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Relative Density

Recency

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

Habitat

Habitat: Moist riparian forests, often in narrow sheltered valleys. Substate: Trunk (bark) of Populus trichocarpa; occasionally on conifer twigs.

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:
Pustulate Tarpaper Lichen — Collema curtisporum. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 25, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=NLTEST7900