Sticta dendroides
Biostatus
Native – Endemic taxon
Current conservation status
2018 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Qualifiers: DP, Sp
Category
Lichen
Structural class
Lichens - Fruticose
Lichen substrates
Corticolous (bark, wood), Saxicolous (rock)
Substrate details
Corticolous, occasionally saxicolous
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Other information
Etymology
sticta: spotted, dappled
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.
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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.
Ranft H., Moncada B., de Lange P.J., Lumbsch H.T., and Lucking R. 2018: The Sticta filix morphodeme (Ascomycota: Lobariaceae) in New Zealand with the newly recognized species S. dendroides and S. menziesii: indicators of forest health in a threatened island biota?. The Lichenologist 50(2): 185-210.