Solorina spongiosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Solorina spongiosa (Ach.) Anzi

Fringed chocolate chip lichen

2016 Scot Loring

Solorina spongiosa is a lichen that is native to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Solorina
Family:	Peltigeraceae
Category:	lichen

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS

Information about Solorina spongiosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Naming, Genus Change: It was first formally described as a new species by the Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius as Collema spongiosum. Italian botanist Martino Anzi transferred it to the genus Solorina in 1862. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links mu30:!mu30:!mu30:!mu30:!mu30:!mu30:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).