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Membraneous Dog Lichen

Peltigera membranacea

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

This leafy lichen grows in moist forestwetland habitats on logs, trees, rocks and soil. I usually find it among moss. The underside has a white cortex with long tendrils.

Habitat:

Spotted on a rotting log in a wetland. Mixed forest.

Reference Links:

Peltigera membranacea - Wikipedia, CNALH - Peltigera membranacea

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Comments (3)
Tukup
Thanks Brian. Great spotting.
Brian38
Thank you Maria. The fall rains have here in Washington have really given the lichens and fungus a fresh look. I've posted this before. But of course I'm always looking for new ones.
Maria dB
What a nice spotting - not like the lichen I'm used to seeing!

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Mushroom Mapping
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Fungus in America
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Lichens
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Puget Sound Mushrooms
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Mosses, Liverworts, and Lichens of the Puget Sound Eco-Region

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PublishedNovember 30, 2019

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