Peltigera scabrosa
| Peltigera scabrosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Peltigeraceae |
| Genus: | Peltigera |
| Species: | P. scabrosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Peltigera scabrosa Th.Fr. (1861)
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Peltigera scabrosa is a lichen which has a circumpolar distribution.[2] Its common name is scabby pelt.[3]
In Nepal, Peltigera scabrosa has been reported at 3,800 m elevation in a compilation of published records.[4]
It is a known host species to the lichenicolous fungus Nectriopsis lecanodes.[2]
References
- ^ NatureServe. "Peltigera scabrosa". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ a b Zhurbenko, Mikhail P. (2013). "A first list of lichenicolous fungi from India". Mycobiota. 3: 19–34. doi:10.12664/mycobiota.2013.03.03.
- ^ Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens Of North America. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08249-5.
- ^ Baniya, Chitra Bahadur; Solhøy, Torstein; Gauslaa, Yngvar; Palmer, Michael W. (2010). "The elevation gradient of lichen species richness in Nepal". The Lichenologist. 42 (1): 83–96. doi:10.1017/S0024282909008627.
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