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Category: Peltigerales

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

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

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

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

Scytinium palmatum

December 27, 2020 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

I have seen many patches of dark grey or brown, gelatinous lichens, in my ramblings, but for some reason had…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Collemataceae, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Peltigerales, Scytinium, Species Profiles Filed under: Scytinium palmatum

Lobaria pulmonaria

December 7, 2020 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

This is both an interesting and an important lichen, for a variety of reasons. It is also a beautiful one,…

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Posted in: Ascomycota, Fungi, Lecaneromycetes, Lobaria, Lobariaceae, Peltigerales, Species Profiles Filed under: Lobaria pulmonaria

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