Species: Collema curtisporum
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Collemataceae
Genus
Collema
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Collemataceae - Collema - in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 20(2):157.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A lichen. Thallus foliose, black, gelatinous when wet, small but with broadly rounded lobes; isidia and soreida lacking; spores 4-septate, hyaline, with blunt ends, straight or curved; apothecia generally present.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2004-05-21
Global Status Last Changed
2004-05-21
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Eastern Washington, northern Idaho, western Montana, and northeastern Oregon (McCune and Geiser 1997); also reported from Sweden.