Introductory
SPECIES: Collema tenax | Black Lichen 



ABBREVIATION : 
COLTEN

SYNONYMS : 
   Collema cristatellum
   Collema pulposum


SCS PLANT CODE : 
NO-ENTRY


COMMON NAMES : 
   black lichen
   desert lichen


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of this lichen is Collema tenax
(Swartz) Ach. (Collemaceae) [9,10,12,16,32].  The following varieties
are recognized:

  Collema tenax var. tenax
  C. tenax var. expansum Degel. [32]
  C. tenax var. corallinum (Massal.) Degel. [10,32]
  C. tenax var. ceranoides (Borrer) Degel. [9,10]
  C. tenax var. crustaceum (Krempelh.) Degel. [10]


LIFE FORM : 
Lichen

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Robin F. Matthews, July 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Collema tenax. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Collema tenax | Black Lichen