Dog-lichen
Peltigera canina (L.) Willd.
Also called: dog pelt lichen, felt lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Dan Vickers. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 37 |
| February | 37 |
| March | 98 |
| April | 178 |
| May | 217 |
| June | 535 |
| July | 1,054 |
| August | 771 |
| September | 300 |
| October | 182 |
| November | 70 |
| December | 33 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Alaska 372 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 327 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 265 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 234 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 199 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 163 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 132 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 115 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 101 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 88 records · Foraging rules
- Northwest Territories 88 records · Foraging rules
- California 82 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 75 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 73 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 72 records · Foraging rules
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- Montana72 records
- New Mexico65 records
- Oregon62 records
- Ohio62 records
- South Dakota58 records
- West Virginia57 records
- Wyoming56 records
- Missouri55 records
- Yukon55 records
- Pennsylvania52 records
- New York48 records
- Iowa47 records
- Arkansas47 records
- Idaho46 records
- Manitoba45 records
- New Hampshire43 records
- North Carolina42 records
- Massachusetts33 records
- Tennessee32 records
- Nunavut30 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador27 records
- Nova Scotia24 records
- North Dakota21 records
- Georgia19 records
- Kentucky19 records
- South Carolina19 records
- Maryland18 records
- Illinois17 records
- Arizona16 records
- Connecticut16 records
- Indiana15 records
- New Jersey13 records
- Utah13 records
- Alabama12 records
- Oklahoma11 records
- Kansas11 records
- Texas8 records
- Saskatchewan6 records
- Delaware5 records
- New Brunswick5 records
- Mississippi4 records
- Louisiana2 records
- Nebraska2 records
- Nevada2 records
- District of Columbia1 records
- Florida1 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Prince Edward Island1 records
About
Peltigera canina, commonly known as the dog lichen, is a widely distributed species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum. German botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow transferred it to the genus Peltigera in 1787. This species is currently undergoing research as it is likely multiple species under one united name.
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