Peltigera praetextata
| Peltigera praetextata | |
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| Peltigera praetextata thallus | |
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Peltigeraceae |
| Genus: | Peltigera |
| Species: | P. praetextata
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| Binomial name | |
| Peltigera praetextata | |
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Peltigera praetextata, or the scaly dog pelt lichen, is a foliose lichen native to North America, Europe, and Asia.[2] It is defined by small belly-button-like growths called phyllidia on its edges and centre.[3][4]
Characteristics
Peltigera praetextata has flat lobes up to 5 cm (2 in) long, and often forms circular growth patterns.[2] It is dark green when wet, often with a reddish centre, and greyish when dry.[2] It is tomentous, or covered with fine hairs.[2] It does not reproduce vegetatively using isidia or soredia like most lichens, but using phyllidia.[3][4] It is often fertile as well, with round to saddle-shaped red apothecial discs.[2][4]
Ecology
Although often found over moss or tree bark, P. praetextata may also be found on bare soil. It is common throughout temperate and boreal ecosystems.[2]
References
- ^ NatureServe. "Peltigera praetextata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "CNALH - Peltigera praetextata". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ a b rlucking (2015-03-04). "How lichens reproduce with "greenhorn" baby lichens..." Field Museum. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ a b c Goward, Trevor; Goffinet, Bernard; Vitikainen, Orvo (2011-02-01). "Synopsis of the genus Peltigera (lichenized Ascomycetes) in British Columbia, with a key to the North American species". Canadian Journal of Botany. 73: 91–111. doi:10.1139/b95-012.