Peltula obscurans

Peltula obscurans

Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lichinomycetes
Order: Lichinales
Family: Peltulaceae
Genus: Peltula
Species:
P. obscurans
Binomial name
Peltula obscurans
(Nyl.) Gyeln. (1935)
Synonyms
  • Endocarpiscum obscurans Nyl. (1872)

Peltula obscurans (common rock-olive) is a dark olive to dark gray squamulose lichen that grows on rock and soil in arid habitats around the world. It may grow as a rosette of squamulous lobes, or with widely scattered lobes. A single black apothecium may be centered on the lobe.[2][3] The apothecia disc turns reddish-brown when wet, which contrasts with the lobes that turn olive-green when wet.[2] It can be found in southern Europe, South America, southwestern North America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Papua New Guinea.[3]

References

  1. ^ NatureServe. "Peltula obscurans". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b Sharnoff 2014, pp. 319–20.
  3. ^ a b Nash et al. 2002, p. 335.

Sources