Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Peltigera polydactylon (Necker) Hoffm.
Many-fruited Pelt
Peltigera polydactylon is a large foliose lichen that is loosely attached to its substrate. When dry and in the sun, it is brown in color. The undersurface has a network of low, relatively broad brown veins. The apothecia are found on upturned thallus lobes and are orange in color and saddle-shaped. Peltigera polydactylon is found on moss-covered rocks.
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Peltigera polydactylon, on moss covered boulder, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, March 7, 2018
Peltigera polydactylon, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, March 7, 2018
Peltigera polydactylon, top of thallus with apothecia, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, March 7, 2018
Peltigera polydactylon, photomicrograph of apothecium, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, March 7, 2018
Peltigera polydactylon, undersurface with network of broad veins, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, March 7, 2018
Peltigera polydactylon, rhizines, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, March 7, 2018
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