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Peltigera cinnamomea
Scientific Name: Peltigera cinnamomea
Family: Peltigeraceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Peltigera cinnamomea
Peltigera cinnamomea, also known as Goward Cinnamon Pelt Lichen, is a lichen species belonging to the genus Peltigera.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Peltigera cinnamomea Goward
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Family: Peltigeraceae
- Genus: Peltigera Willd.
- Specific Epithet: cinnamomea
- Synonyms: None explicitly mentioned.
Distribution and Habitat
- Observed in British Columbia, specifically at Wells Gray on the Battle Mountain Trail.
- Also noted to occur in Norway.
- Found on the ground beside damp trails.
Morphological Characteristics
- The lower surface is slightly raised near the margin, becoming broad and flat toward the centre.
- Interstices are concolorous with the rest of the lower surface.
- Foliose lichenized species.
Genetic Information
- Mycobiont haplotype diversity varied, with five specimens of Peltigera cinnamomea each having a different haplotype.
Interesting Associations
- Part of the Peltigera canina species complex.
Resources and Further Information
- Encyclopedia of Life
- MyCoPortal
- MycoBank
- ResearchGate (The Lichen Genus Peltigera, Exclusive of the P. canina Group, in Norway)
- Canadian Journal of Botany 73 (1): 100 (1995)