Peltigera aphthosa

Peltigera aphthosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Peltigerineae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Peltigerales Subordo: Peltigerineae

Familia: Peltigeraceae
Subfamilia: Peltigeroideae
Genus: Peltigera
Species: Peltigera aphthosa

Name

Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd., 1787

Basionym

• Lichen aphthosus L., 1753

Synonyms

• Chloropeltigera aphthosa (L.) Gyeln., 1934
• Chloropeltis aphthosa (L.) Clem., 1909
• Peltidea aphthosa (L.) Ach., 1803

References

Primary references

• Willd., Fl. Berol. Prodr.: 347 (1787)

• Willdenow, C.L. 1787. Florae Berolinensis Prodromus. - Berlin.   **[Mattick Rec.# 23042] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)** Biblioteca Digital

Additional references

• Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Peltigera (pp. 503-522) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Peltigera aphthosa, description & photo: pp. 504-505)

• Goward, T., McCune, B. & Meidinger, D.V. 1994. The lichens of British Columbia - Illustrated Keys - Part 1 - Foliose and Squamulose Species. Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests Research Program, 181 pp. (RLL List # 156 / Rec.# 6950 - Recent Literature on Lichens) [1] Reference page. : Peltigera (pp. 97-106).

• Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Peltigera (pp. 355-374). In, The Macrolichens of New England. The New York Botanical Garden Press, 584 pp.   **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 30032] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Peltigera aphthosa, description: p. 358)

• St. Clair, L.L. (1999) Peltigera Willd. (pp. 131-136) In, A color guidebook to common Rocky Mountain lichens. M.L. Bean Life Science Museum of Brigham Young University Publisher, 242 pp.   **[RLL List # 180 / Rec.# 21417] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Peltigera aphthosa, description & photo: p. 132)

• Thomson, J.W. (1984) Peltigera (pp. 327-46). In, American Arctic Lichens: 1. The Macrolichens. Columbia University Press, New York, 504 pages.   **[RLL List # 124-96 / Rec.# 18494] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Peltigera aphthosa, description: pp. 328, 331; illustration & map: p. 329)

• Thomson, J.W. (2003) Peltigera (pp. 164-170). In, Lichens of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 386 pages.   **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24161] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Peltigera aphthosa: p. 166)

• Wirth, V. (1995) Peltigera (pp. 676-691) In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp.   **[RLL List # 159 / Rec.# 20405] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**(Peltigera aphthosa: p. 680)

Links

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist (Apr. 2008)

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Peltigera aphthosa

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Peltigera aphthosa and Peltigera malacea

• The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Peltigera aphthosa

• Lichen Gallery of Leif & Anita Stridvall - Peltigera aphthosa

Vernacular names

English: Common freckle pelt;   Veinless freckle-pelt;   Felt lichen