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Peppered Rock-shield

Xanthoparmelia conspersa

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 586, February 433, March 678, April 1,066, May 1,538, June 1,677, July 1,794, August 1,543, September 1,133, October 846, November 462, December 361.
United States14,936
Alaska12,116
Finland457
Canada433
North Carolina329
Ontario313
New York311
Tennessee244
Finland Proper225
Pennsylvania184

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
Ordershield lichens, rim lichens, and allies · Lecanorales
Familyshield lichens and allies · Parmeliaceae
Genusrock shield lichens · Xanthoparmelia

Sources

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Practise Peppered Rock-shield with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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