Sticta sylvatica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Peltigerineae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Peltigerales Subordo: Peltigerineae

Familia: Peltigeraceae
Subfamilia: Lobarioideae
Genus: Sticta
Species: Sticta sylvatica

Name

Sticta sylvatica, (Hudson) Ach., 1803

Substrate and ecology: (Sonoran Desert Region) In pine-oak, pine-fir, and Pseudotsuga forest on bark (Quercus), among mosses and detritus and on damp, acid rocks.

Basionym

• Lichen sylvaticus Huds., 1762

Synonyms

• Lichen sylvaticus Huds., 1762
• Parmelia sylvatica (Huds.) Hepp, 1824
• Peltigera sylvatica (Huds.) Hoffm., 1790
• Parmelia sylvatica (Huds.) Hepp
• Stictina sylvatica (Huds.) Nyl., 1860

References

Primary

• Ach., Methodus: 231 (1803)

• Acharius, E. (1803) Methodus qua omnes detectos lichenes secundum organa carpomorpha ad genera, species et varietates redigere atque observationibus illustrare tentavit Erik Acharius (Methodus Lichenum). Cum tab. aen. - Stockholm.   **[Mattick Rec.# 30921] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)** (PDF file)

Secondary

• Aptroot, A.; Sparrius, L.B. and Lai, M-J. (2002) New Taiwan macrolichens. - Mycotaxon 84: 281–292.   **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24032] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Complete article)

• Dobson, F.S. (2000) (Fourth edition) Sticta (pp. 369-372) In, Lichens: An illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. The Richmond Publishing Co., Ltd., Slough, England, 431 pp.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22402] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Sticta sylvatica: pp. 371-372; distribution map and color photo: p. 372)

• Galloway, D.J. and Thomas, M.A. (2004) Sticta (pp. 513-524) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Diederich, P.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages.   **[RLL List # 196 / Rec.# 25963] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Sticta sylvatica, and distribution map for the Sonoran Desert Region: p. 522)

• Hansen, E.-S. (1995) Greenland Lichens. Copenhagen: Rhodos International Science and Art Publ. 124 pp. (Illustration of Sticta sylvatica: p. 65.)

• Hodkinson, B.P.; Lendemer, J.C.; McDonald, T. and Harris, R.C. 2014: The status of Sticta sylvatica, an 'exceedingly rare' lichen species, in eastern North America. Evansia 34(1): 17–24.

• Moberg, R. and Holmåsen, I. (1982) Lavar. En Fälthandbok. Stockholm: Interpublishing, 240 pp. (Illustration of Sticta sylvatica: p. 184)

• Purvis, O.W. (1992) Sticta (Schreber) Ach. (1803) (pp. 582-583) In: Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L., James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp.   **[RLL List # 151 / Rec.# 15105] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Sticta sylvatica: p. 584)

• Wirth, V. (1987) Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Verbreitungsatlas. Stuttgart: Ulmer, 528 pp.   **[RLL List # 133 / Rec.# 20390] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Illustration of Sticta sylvatica: p. 453)

• Wirth, V. (1995) Sticta (Schreber) Ach. (pp. 883-885) - Teil 2) In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp.; in German.   **[RLL List # 159 / Rec.# 20405] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Sticta sylvatica: p. 884; color photo: p. 885)

Links

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Sticta sylvatica

• The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Sticta sylvatica

• Irish lichens (photos and descriptions) - Sticta sylvatica

Vernacular names

English: Spotted felt lichen