Peltigera lepidophora, commonly known as the scaly pelt,[2] is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It was first described by Finnish lichenologist Edvard August Vainio in 1878 as a variety of Peltigera canina.[3] German botanist Friedrich August Georg Bitter promoted it to species status in 1904.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Peltigeraceae |
| Genus: | Peltigera |
| Species: | P. lepidophora
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The lichen has a pale to dark brown thallus comprising rounded and concave lobes that measure 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) across. The upper surface is covered with isidia, while the lower surface has pale, indistinct veins and unbranched rhizines. It grows on exposed soil, such as roadsides or trailbanks.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Synonymy: Peltigera lepidophora (Vain.) Bitter". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. p. 511. ISBN 978-0300082494.
- ^ Wainio, E.A. (1878). "Lichenes in viciniis Viburgi observati" [Lichens observed in the vicinity of Viburg]. Meddelanden Af Societatis Pro Fauna et Flora Fennica (in Latin). 2: 49.
- ^ Bitter, G. (1904). "Peltigeren-Studien. l und II". Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft (in German). 22: 248–255.
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