Nature By NameSign inCreate an account

Fungi › Peltigeraceae

dog pelt lichen

Peltigera canina

Learn dog pelt lichen freeHow it works
Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) mareiked, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

29 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

See all photosAdd a photo

Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 738, February 545, March 854, April 1,344, May 1,938, June 2,113, July 2,262, August 1,945, September 1,428, October 1,066, November 582, December 455.
United States18,995
Alaska15,272
Canada2,633
Ontario956
Minnesota425
British Columbia408
Nunavut344
Michigan333
Alberta318
New York246

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise dog pelt lichen with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

Create a free accountHow it works