BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Dendriscosticta gelida
greater green moon
| Scientific Name: | Dendriscosticta gelida Ant. Simon, Goward & T. Sprib. | ||||||||||
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Sticta wrightii
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| English Name: | greater green moon | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Simon, A., B. Goffinet, L-S Wang, T. Spribille, T. Goward, T. Pystina, N. Semenova, N.V. Stepanov, B. Moncada, R. Lücking, N. Magain, E. Sérusiaux. 2021. Global phylogeny and taxonomic reassessment of the lichen genus Dendriscosticta (Ascomycota: Peltigerales). Taxon 71(2): 256-287. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Taxonomy Comments: | Same fungus as Dendriscocaulon wrightii; different genus based on different morphology prompted by different photobiont (C. Bjork, pers. comm.). This entity represents the foliose chloromorph version that is found less frequently and has narrower ecological amplitude than Dendriscocaulon wrightii., which is blue-listed. However, like other cynomorph/chloromorph partners, they can sometimes grow attached together, which complicates management when list status is used to prioritize protection requirements. | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Lichen | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | DENDWRI | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | GNR | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S1S3 (Apr 2019) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Red | ||||||||||
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Forest / Old Forest / Facultative - frequent use
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
| Disjunct, more common elsewhere: | N | ||||||||||
| Peripheral, major distribution elsewhere: | N | ||||||||||
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Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Dendriscosticta gelida. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 5, 2026).