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Peltigera

Peltigera sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Big lichen, ca. 20 cm in diameter. Maybe Peltigera praetextata, in Europe a widespread lichen. Some Peltigera species have cyanobacteria as symbionts, therefore they have a brownish color.

Habitat:

Seen on dead wood.

Reference Links:

Felt Lichen (Peltigera), Peltigera, Schuppen-Hundsflechte – Wikipedia

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