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Leptogium teretiusculum (Wallr.) Arnold
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Collemataceae

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Distribution of Leptogium teretiusculum

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Species Information

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Species description:
Thallus minute; lobes averaging to less than 1 mm wide, occasionally cylindrical; true (i.e., basally constricted) isidia absent AND
Thallus entirely or at least primarily erect-cylindrical (primary lobes may be partly dorsiventral) AND
Over bark in humid climates; terminal lobes distinctly constricted at intervals

Comments:
The local material assigned to this species may be heterogeneous.

Source: Lichens of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Habitat: Rare over trees (and soil?) in humid forests at lower elevations throughout, except probably absent in boreal regions
World Distribution: probably incompletely circumpolar, N to BC, S to MT.

Source: Lichens of British Columbia

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S4S5	Yellow	Not Listed

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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-18 9:40:47 AM ]

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