Fungi › Peltigeraceae

ruffled freckled pelt lichen

Peltigera leucophlebia

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 269, February 198, March 311, April 489, May 705, June 769, July 823, August 708, September 520, October 388, November 212, December 166.
United States6,642
Alaska5,558
Canada2,010
British Columbia457
Ontario364
Alberta195
Washington164
Quebec152
Michigan141
Minnesota116

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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