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Dictyonema sericeum

In amongst mosses on nīkau palm, Heaphy Track, West Coast.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 04/04/2021, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Heaphy Track, West Coast.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 04/04/2021, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Franz Josef, West Coast.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 03/10/2021, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

McElroy Scenic Reserve, Auckland Region.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: Public domain. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Chatham Island/Rekohu.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: Public domain. <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

Current conservation status

2018 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Qualifiers: DP, SO, Sp

Structural class

Lichens - Fruticose

Lichen substrates

Corticolous (bark, wood), Muscicolous (moss)

Substrate details

Corticolous, muscicolous

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Dictyonema

Family

Hygrophoraceae

Authority

Dictyonema sericeum (Sw.) Berk.

Synonyms

Thelephora sericea

Endemic taxon

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Galloway D.J. 1985: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens. Wellington: PD Hasselberg, Government Printer. 662 pp.

Galloway D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. 2nd edition. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press. 2261 pp.

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