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tree pelt lichen

Peltigera collina

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 557, February 412, March 645, April 1,015, May 1,463, June 1,595, July 1,707, August 1,468, September 1,078, October 805, November 440, December 344.
United States12,924
Alaska11,528
Canada928
British Columbia775
Washington507
Oregon345
California297
Idaho64
Spain47
France47

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Traits

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Classification

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

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