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Pelt Lichen - Peltigera britannica

A big flat leaf of a Pelt Lichen came out of a clump of green moss and caribou lichen. It looked like a paddle with three lobes. It is a species of Peltigera, and I’d love to know which one. Washington has many in that genus and several with “freckle” in their name. Freckles covered the lobe of this one. It has so many gall-like, black cephalodia on the thallus.

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Image Size: 2500x1668 / 2.0MB; Alpine Haircap Moss Bryophytes Cladonia - Reindeer Lichen Frog Pelt Lichen Lichens Mosses Pelt Lichen Peltigera britannica Peltigera sp. Peltigeraceae Polytrichastrum alpinum Reindeer Lichen
Contained in galleries: Bryophytes - Deception Pass State Park

A big flat leaf of a Pelt Lichen came out of a clump of green moss and caribou lichen. It looked like a paddle with three lobes. It is a species of Peltigera, and I’d love to know which one. Washington has many in that genus and several with “freckle” in their name. Freckles covered the lobe of this one. It has so many gall-like, black cephalodia on the thallus.