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Category: Fungi

Cladonia furcata

February 22, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I had to find this lichen 3 times before getting a positive identification on it. The first time I found…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Cladonia, Cladoniaceae, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Lecanorales, Species Profiles Filed under: Cladonia furcata

Xanthoparmelia, possibly coloradoensis

February 11, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I’m not happy to be making this post with ‘possibly’ in the title, although I feel fairly comfortable calling this…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae, Species Profiles, Xanthoparmelia Filed under: Xanthoparmelia coloradoensis

Peltigera canina

February 8, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Peltigera canina is the type species for this genus, and many tomentose Peltigera utilizing Nostoc cyanobacteria as a photobiont have…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Peltigera, Peltigeraceae, Peltigerales, Species Profiles Filed under: Peltigera canina

Phlebia tremellosa (Merulius tremellosus)

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

In 1984 (Nakasone/Burdsall), based on morphology, this species was shunted from Merulius into the genus Phlebia, a move which some…

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Posted in: Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi, Meruliaceae, Phlebia (Merulius), Polyporales, Species Profiles Filed under: Phlebia tremellosa

Peltigera collina

February 7, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Peltigera collina is most often found decorating the bark of trees. It is the most common epiphytic Peltigera, and is…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Peltigera, Peltigeraceae, Peltigerales, Species Profiles Filed under: Peltiger collina

Umbilicaria phaea (Emery Rock Tripe)

February 5, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

This is a very common lichen on dry rocks. It is so common that it has engendered a rarity; a…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Lecanorales, Plants, Species Profiles, Umbilicaria, Umbilicaria, Umbilicariaceae Filed under: Emery Rock Tripe, Umbilicaria phaea

Peltigera neopolydactyla

February 4, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Peltigera neopolydactyla is the first Peltigera that I ever positively identified, which isn’t surprising since it is the most abundant…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Peltigera, Peltigeraceae, Peltigerales, Species Profiles Filed under: Peltigera neopolydactyla

Cladonia coniocraea

January 30, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Cladonia as a genus has a bewildering array of forms and morphology, but, since the revision of the C. gracilis…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Cladonia, Cladoniaceae, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Lecanorales, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Cladonia coniocraea

Peltigera membranacea

January 24, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

It always makes me happy to encounter a Peltigera sp. in my wandering, but I have never identified one in…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Peltigera, Peltigeraceae, Peltigerales, Species Profiles Filed under: Peltigera membranacea

Parmelia sulcata

January 23, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Parmelia sulcata is everywhere! You can find it from sea level thickets to high in the mountains, on high desert…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Lecanorales, Parmelia, Parmelia, Parmeliaceae, Species Profiles Filed under: Parmelia sulcata

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