Peltigera scabrosa

Peltigera scabrosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Peltigeraceae
Genus: Peltigera
Species: P. scabrosa
Binomial name
Peltigera scabrosa
Th.Fr. (1861)

Peltigera scabrosa is a lichen native to North America, primarily Canada. Its common name is scabby pelt.[1]

References

  1. Brodo, Irwin M; Sharnoff, Sylvia; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens Of North America. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08249-5.
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