Peltigera

A foliose lichen at Cotter River, ACT

Peltigera at Cotter River, ACT - 25 May 2017
Peltigera at Cotter River, ACT - 25 May 2017
Peltigera at Cotter River, ACT - 25 May 2017
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Identification history

Peltigera 1 Jun 2017 Heino
Peltigera 1 Jun 2017 Heino
Unidentified 1 Jun 2017 KenT

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User's notes

Three patches on roadside embankment.

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Heino wrote:
   1 Jun 2017
The orange-brown bits are the apothecia. For a historical anecdote about this genus see - https://www.anbg.gov.au/lichen/photos-captions/lichen-caninus.html.

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Species information

  • Peltigera Scientific name
  • A foliose lichen Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 925.11m to 978.8m Recorded at altitude
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