PLANTS Profile for Leptogium appalachense (Appalachian skin lichen)

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Leptogium appalachense Nyl.
Appalachian skin lichen

Symbol:

LEAP4

Group:

Lichen

Family:

Collemataceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Lichenous

Native Status:

Distribution:

NA (not mapped)

More Information:

Related Taxa:
Leptogium appalachense Nyl.

View 4 genera in Collemataceae, 52 species in Leptogium

Classification:
Leptogium appalachense Nyl.

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Kingdom	Fungi – Fungi
Division	Ascomycota – Sac fungi
Class	Ascomycetes
Order	Lecanorales
Family	Collemataceae
Genus	Leptogium (Ach.) A. Gray – skin lichen
Species	Leptogium appalachense Nyl. – Appalachian skin lichen

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Leptogium appalachense Nyl.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Minnesota:
a species of lichen		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Leptogium appalachense Nyl.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 191385.

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 12:32 PM CDT