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Longroot Pelt Lichen

Peltigera dolichorhiza

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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22 photos

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 0, February 0, March 1, April 4, May 2, June 2, July 4, August 2, September 1, October 0, November 2, December 0.
Australia18
Victoria15
New Zealand9
United States6
Hawaii5
South Africa4
Otago Region4
Western Cape3
Tasmania2
Tasman Region2

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassCommon Lichens · Lecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyPeltigeraceae
Genuspelt lichens · Peltigera

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