Species: Sticta limbata
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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Lobariaceae
Genus
Sticta
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Silver-lined Moon Lichen
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Peltigerales - Lobariaceae - Sticta - Stable: Genus has not been monographed in many years, but most species well-defined and distinct.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A foliose lichen; thallus light brown, loosely attached, 4-10 cm broad; upper surface plane to somewhat ridged; lower surface buff, short-tomentose, cyphellae inconspicuous; apothecia lacking (Hale 1979).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-01-19
Global Status Last Changed
1991-05-21
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Southern Appalachians and west coast of North America, including the Pacific Northwest; also known from Europe, Australia, and New Zealand (Dey 1978). North Carolina, Minnesota, Oregon, and California (Dey 1978 and Fink 1935). In western North America, occurring from Alaska to California, west of the Cascade crest, with inland disjuncts in British Columbia (McCune and Geiser 1997).