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Coenogonium fruticulosum

Corticolous on karaka in rock forest, Mt Eden Auckland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 05/08/2022, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Corticolous, Ardmore Auckland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 05/05/2022, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Corticolous in rock forest, Mt Eden Auckland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 29/09/2021, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Biostatus

Native – Endemic taxon

Current conservation status

2018 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Qualifiers: DP

Structural class

Lichens - Filamentous

Lichen substrates

Corticolous (bark, wood), Muscicolous (moss), Graminicolous (grass)

Substrate details

Corticolous, muscicolous, graminicolous

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Coenogonium

Family

Coenogoniaceae

Authority

Coenogonium fruticulosum L.Ludw.

Endemic taxon

Yes

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Other information

Etymology

fruticulosum: the epithet is a diminutive of Latin fruticosus meaning shrubby or bushy, in reference to the often branched coralloid isidia

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

COEFRU

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Ludwig L.R. 2014: Coenogonium fruticulosum, a new isidiate species from New Zealand. Australasian Lichenology 75: 18-27.

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