“Sosny Taborskie” nature reserve as a refuge for rare and threatened forest lichens

Dariusz Kubiak

doi:10.2478/ffp-2024-0002

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An example of the mixed forest stand dominating in the reserve (locality no. 8) – Scots pine (260 years old) with European beech (120 years old) (photo D. Kubiak)

The location of the ”Sosny Taborskie” nature reserve in Poland and the distribution of the study localities in the reserve: 1 – border of the reserve, 2 – border of the forest section, 3 – border of the forest subsection, 4 – number of forest section, 5 – number of research locality

Number of lichen species recorded on specific substrates

Number of lichen species included in the Polish national Red List recorded on specific substrates

Number of lichen species classified as indicators of old-growth forest in Poland recorded on specific substrates

The number of lichens – indicators of lowland old-growth forest recorded in selected national parks (NP) and nature reserves (NR) in Poland

Parks and nature reserves	Białowieża NP	Budzisk NR	Las Warmiński NR	Starożyn NR	Borki NR	Sosny Taborskie NR	Pupy NR	Buki Wysoczyzny Elbląskiej NR	Dolina rzeki Wałszy NR	Starodrzew Szyndzielski NR	Kadyński Las NR
Area [ha]	10242	328	1798	298	440	95	58	94	205	79	8
No. of species	60^1,2	34 ¹	30 ³	30^1,5	29¹	17	12⁵	10⁶	8⁷	8⁸	4⁹

The list of lichen species recorded in the “Sosny Taborskie” nature reserve

No.	Species	Localities	Substrate	Red List categories
1	2	3	4	5
1	Absconditella lignicola Vĕzda & Pišut	1, 2, 15	wd
2	Acrocordia gemmata (Ach.) A. Massal.	13, 14	Ap, Fe
3	Agonimia repleta Czarnota & Coppins	1	Qr
4	Alyxoria varia (Pers.) Ertz & Tehler	5, 9	Qr	NT
5	Amandinea punctata (Hoffm.) Coppins & Scheid.	1	Qr
6	Anisomeridium polypori (M.B. Ellis & Everh.) M.E. Barr	2, 4, 5, 7–10, 13, 16	Ap, Fs, Qr, Tc
7	Arthonia arthonioides (Ach.) A.L. Sm.	10	Qr	CR
8	Arthonia didyma Körb.	5, 8, 9	Fs	EN
9	Arthonia mediella Nyl.	9, 12, 14	Qr	VU
10	Arthonia radiata (Pers.) Ach.	1	Cb, Qr, Ug
11	Arthonia spadicea Leight.	1–6, 8, 10–16	Cb, Fs, Ps, Qr, Tc
12	Arthonia vinosa Leight.	8	Fs	NT
13	Arthothelium ruanum (A. Massal.) Körb.	6	Qr	NT
14	Bacidia biatorina (Körb.) Vain.	11	Qr	EN
15	Bacidia rubella (Hoffm.) A. Massal.	14	Ap	VU
16	Bacidia subincompta (Nyl.) Arnold	1, 2, 5–7, 13	Ap, Cb, Fe, Qr	EN
17	Bacidina mendax Czarnota & Guz.-Krzem.	M	Qr
18	Bacidina sulphurella (Samp) M. Hauck & V. Wirth	1–11, 13	Ca, Cb, Fs, Qr, Tc, wd
19	Biatora efflorescens (Hedl.) Räsänen	1–3, 5, 6, 8–11, 13–15	Ca, Cb, Fs, Qr, Tc	VU
20	Biatora hemipolia (Nyl.) S. Ekman & Printzen f. pallida Czarnota & Coppins	12	Qr
21	Biatora ocelliformis (Nyl.) Arnold	8	Cb, Fs	VU
22	Biatoridium monasteriense J. Lahm	13	Fe	NT
23	Buellia griseovirens (Turner & Borrer ex Sm.) Almb.	1–6, 8–12	Cb, Fs
24	Calicium adspersum Pers.	10	Qr	EN
25	Calicium salicinum Pers.	1–3, 8, 12	Qr	VU
26	Calicium viride Pers.	6, 12, 13	Qr	VU
27	Candelariella efflorescens R.C. Harris & W.R. Buck agg.	8, 9	Fs
28	Cetrelia olivetorum (Nyl.) W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb.	M	Qr	EN
29	Chaenotheca chrysocephala (Ach.) Th. Fr.	1–4, 12–14, 16	Qr, Pa
30	Chaenotheca ferruginea (Turner ex Sm.) Mig.	1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 13–16	Pa, Ps, Qr
31	Chaenotheca furfuracea (L.) Tibell	6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16	Qr	NT
32	Chaenotheca stemonea (Ach.) Müll. Arg.	7, 13, 16	Ps, Qr	EN
33	Chaenotheca trichialis (Ach.) Th. Fr.	1, 2, 6, 9, 13	Fe, Ps, Qr, Tc, wd	NT
34	Chenotheca xyloxena Nádv.	M	wd	VU
35	Chrysothrix candelaris (L.) J.R. Laundon	1, 2, 4, 11, 13	Qr, Tc	CR
36	Cladonia chlorophaea (Flörke ex Sommerf.) Spreng.	2, 11, 12	Bp, Qr
37	Cladonia coniocraea (Flörke) Spreng.	1–13, 15, 16	Cb, Bp, Fs, Pa, Ps, Qr, Tc, wd
38	Cladonia digitata (L.) Hoffm.	3, 5, 7, 10, 12	Bp, Pa, Ps, wd
39	Cladonia fimbriata (L.) Fr.	1, 12, 13, 16	Bp, Fs, Qr, Tc, wd
40	Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.	1	wd
41	Cladonia parasitica (Hoffm.) Hoffm.	4, 5	wd	EN
42	Coenogonium pineti (Schrad.) Lücking & Lumbsch	1–16	Bp, Cb, Fs, Pa, Ps, Qr, Tc, wd
43	Evernia prunastri (L.) Ach.	1, 8, 9, 12	Fs, Qr, wd	NT
44	Fellhanera gyrophorica Sérus. & al.	1, 6, 8, 10–13, 15	Fs, Qr, Tc	LC
45	Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale	M	Fs	EN
46	Fuscidea arboricola Coppins & Tønsberg	2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 14	Cb, Fs, Tc
47	Fuscidea pusilla Tønsberg	12, 15	Bp, Pa
48	Graphis scripts (L.) Ach.	1–13, 15, 16	Ca, Cb, Fs, Tc, Ug	NT
49	Hypocenomyce scalaris (Ach.) Choisy	1–3, 5–8, 12–14, 16	Bp, Fs, Pa, Ps, Qr, Tc
50	Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl.	1–4, 7–9, 11–13, 15, 16	Bp, Cb, Fs, Pa, Qr, wd
51	Hypogymnia tubulosa (Schaer.) Hav.	3, 8	Fs Qr	NT
52	Inoderma byssaceum (Weigel) Gray	6	Qr	EN
53	Lecania croatica (Zahlbr.) Kotlov	1–3, 5, 6, 8, 12–14	Ca, Cb, Fs, Qr, Ug
54	Lecanora argentata (Ach.) Malme	1, 2, 6–9	Ap, Cb, Fs, Qr
55	Lecanora carpinea (L.) Vain.	5	Qr
56	Lecanora substerilis Malíček & Vondrák	4, 6	Cb
57	Lecanora conizaeoides Nyl.	M	Bp
58	Lecanora expallens Ach.	1–16	Cb, Fe, Fs, Qr, Tc, Ug
59	Lecanora intumescens (Rebent.) Rabenh.	11	Fs	EN
60	Lecanora pulicaris (Pers.) Ach.	8, 16	Fs, Qr
61	Lecanora saligna (Schrad.) Zahlbr.	1	wd
62	Lecanora stanislai Guzow-Krzem., Łubek, Malíček & Kukwa	1–4, 6, 9, 13	Ca, Qr, Tc
63	Lecanora thysanophora R.C. Harris	1–9	Cb, Fs, Qr, Tc
64	Lecidea nylanderi (Anzi) Th. Fr.	1	wd
65	Lecidella subviridis Tønsberg	12	Fs
66	Lepra albescens (Huds.) Hafellner	7	Ap
67	Lepra amara (Ach.) Hafellner	1–13, 15, 16	Cb, Fs, Qr, Tc
68	Lepraria elobata Tønsberg	1–16	Bp, Ca, Cb, Fs, Pa, Ps, Qr, Tc, wd
69	Lepraria finkii (B. de Lesd. Ex Hue) R.C. Harrisyl.	1–11, 13–16	Ap, Ca, Cb, Fe, Fs, Qr Tc, Ug
70	Lepraria incana (L.) Ach.	1–16	Ap, Bp, Ca, Cb, Fe, Fs, Pa, Ps, Qr, Tc, Ug, wd
71	Lepraria jackii Tønsberg	1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13, 16	Bp, Pa, Ps, Qr, Tc, wd
72	Lepraria rigidula (B. de Lesd.) Tønsberg	1–3, 9, 10, 12, 16	Bp, Cb, Fs, Tc
73	Lepraria vouauxii (Hue) R.C. Harris	7, 14	Ap
74	Loxospora elatina (Ach.) A. Massal.	4, 5	Fs	EN
75	Melanelixia glabratula (Lamy) O. Blanco & al.	116	Fs Cb Ps Tc Ca Ug
76	Melanohalea exasperatula (Nyl.) O. Blanco & al.	M	Ca, Cb, Fs, Ps, Tc, Ug
77	Micarea misella (Nyl.) Hedl.	1, 8	wd
78	Micarea prasina grupa	1–16	Ps wd Tc Fs Qr Cb Pa Bp
79	Micarea tomentosa Czarnota & Coppins	10, 16	Qr, wd
80	Micarea viridileprosa Coppins & van den Boom	1	wd
81	^*Microcalicium disseminatum (Ach.) Vain.	6, 13	Qr
82	Ochrolechia bahusiensis H. Magn.	3–5, 8, 10–12, 14, 16	Fs, Qr	VU
83	Ochrolechia microstictoides Räsänen	2, 11	Bp, Fs
84	Opegrapha niveoatra (Borrer) J.R. Laundon	2, 8–10, 14	Qr	VU
85	Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.	2, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16	Bp, Fs, Ps, Qr
86	Parmelia sulcata Taylor	1–3, 5, 7–10, 13, 15, 16	Fs Qr Cb Ps wd Bp
87	Parmeliopsis ambigua (Wulfen) Nyl.	1, 4, 8, 12, 16	Bp, Cb, Fs, Qr, Ps, wd
88	Pertusaria coccodes (Ach.) Nyl.	5, 9, 12, 15	Fs, Qr	NT
89	Pertusaria leioplaca DC.	1	Cb	NT
90	Pertusaria pupillaris (Nyl.) Th. Fr.	8	Cb, Qr	NT
91	Phaeophyscia endophoenicea (Harm.) Moberg	3, 16	Fs	EN
92	Phaeophyscia orbicularis (Neck.) Moberg	16	Fs
93	Phlyctis argena (Ach.) Flot.	1–10, 12–16	Ap, Ca, Cb, Fe, Fs, Qr, Tc, Ug
94	Physcia adscendens (Fr.) H. Olivier	7	Fs
95	Physcia stellaris (L.) Nyl.	8	Qr
96	Physcia tenella (Scop.) DC.	1, 5–9, 16	Ap, Fs
97	Physconia enteroxantha (Nyl.) Poelt	7, 10	Ap, Cb, Fs, Qr
98	Placynthiella dasaea (Stirt.) Tønsberg	2, 5, 8–10, 13	Bp, Fs, wd
99	Placynthiella icmalea (Ach.) Coppins & P. James	1–3, 8, 12	Bp, Fs, wd
100	Platismatia glauca (L.) W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb.	1, 3, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16	Bp, Fs, Qr, wd
101	Porina aenea (Wallr.) Zahlbr.	1, 4–6, 8, 13–16	Cb, Fs, Qr, Tc, Ug
102	Pseudevernia furfuracea (L.) Zopf	3, 8	Bp, Fs, Qr
103	Psoroglaena dictyospora (Orange) H. Harada	2	Qr
104	Pyrenula nitida (Weigel) Ach.	9	Fs	VU
105	Pyrenula nitidella (Flörke) Müll. Arg.	M	Fs	EN
106	Ramalina farinacea (L.) Ach.	1, 5, 8, 11, 12, 15	Bp, Fs, Qr	VU
107	Ramalina pollinaria (Westr.) Ach.	1, 10	Qr	VU
108	Rinodina degeliana Coppins	1, 8–10, 12, 13	Ca, Cb, Fs, Qr
109	Rinodina efflorescens Malme	1, 2, 6–8, 12	Cb, Fs
110	Ropalospora viridis (Tønsberg) Tønsberg	1–12, 14–16	Bp, Cb, Fs, Qr
111	Trapeliopsis flexuosa (Fr.) Coppins & P. James	2, 8	Bp, wd
112	Trapeliopsis granulosa (Hoffm.) Lumbsch	1	wd
113	Usnea dasopoda (Ach.) Röhl.	3	Bp, Fs	VU
114	Usnea subfloridana Stirt.	1	Ps	EN
115	Violella fucata (Stirt.) T. Sprib.	2, 3, 8, 11, 16	Bp, Fs, Tc
116	Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr.	8	Bp, Fs, Qr
117	Xylospora caradocensis (Nyl.) Bendiksby & Timdal	13	Ps
118	Zwackhia viridis (Ach.) Poetsch & Schied.	1, 5, 6, 8–11, 13–16	Cb, Fs, Qr, Tc	VU

“Sosny Taborskie” nature reserve as a refuge for rare and threatened forest lichens

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The number of lichens – indicators of lowland old-growth forest recorded in selected national parks (NP) and nature reserves (NR) in Poland

The list of lichen species recorded in the “Sosny Taborskie” nature reserve

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