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  - Division - Sac Fungi - Ascomycota
    - Class - (Lecanoromycetes) - Lecanoromycetes
      - Order - Peltigerales - Peltigerales
        
        Family - Lobariaceae - Lobariaceae
        
        Species - Large Lungwort Lichen - Lobaria amplissima

Large Lungwort Lichen - Lobaria amplissima

Other Names: Ricasolia amplissima

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Species of Concern
Native Species

Global Rank: GNR
State Rank: SNR
(see State Rank Reason below)

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Known from one location in western Montana.

General Description

The genus "Dendriscaulon" applies to the cynobacterial photomorph of several species represented by several genera and is not yet a valid taxonomic entity. "Dendriscocaulon": Thallus minutely fruticose, erect, mostly 3-10(20) mm tall, cream to grayish, basal branches becoming dark gray to gray brown at the tips, richly branched, corticate; main branches densely tomentose with fine whitish or hyaline hairs; podetia solid; apothecia unknown; and chemical spot tests negative (McCune and Geiser 2009).

Habitat

On a rock (weakly calcareous) face in a Pseudotsuga-Holodiscus forest.

Stewardship Responsibility

Threats or Limiting Factors

None identified.

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Citation for data on this website:
Large Lungwort Lichen — Lobaria amplissima. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 22, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=NLVER00170