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sheepish pelt lichen

Peltigera extenuata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 30, February 22, March 35, April 55, May 80, June 87, July 93, August 80, September 59, October 44, November 24, December 19.
United States849
Alaska627
Canada413
Ontario145
Minnesota82
Finland49
Nunavut47
Quebec45
British Columbia44
Michigan37

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Classification

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

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