Fungi › Peltigeraceae

greater toad pelt lichen

Peltigera scabrosa

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 121, February 89, March 140, April 220, May 317, June 346, July 370, August 319, September 234, October 175, November 95, December 75.
United States2,556
Alaska2,501
Canada1,114
Nunavut269
Quebec224
British Columbia210
Ontario113
Northwest Territories95
Yukon91
Newfoundland and Labrador40

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

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

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

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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