ruffled freckled pelt lichen
Peltigera leucophlebia (Nyl.) Gyeln.
Also called: Ruffled Freckle Pelt Lichen, felt lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Norma Malinowski. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Dan Vickers. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: salicacious. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Steven Bodzin. 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 | 23 |
| February | 9 |
| March | 40 |
| April | 61 |
| May | 112 |
| June | 318 |
| July | 635 |
| August | 523 |
| September | 182 |
| October | 65 |
| November | 31 |
| December | 20 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Alaska 329 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 288 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 136 records · Foraging rules
- Northwest Territories 119 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 115 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 109 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 85 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 77 records · Foraging rules
- Nunavut 57 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 56 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 55 records · Foraging rules
- Yukon 50 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 49 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 47 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 34 records · Foraging rules
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- Maine33 records
- Montana32 records
- Virginia32 records
- South Dakota32 records
- Manitoba31 records
- New York31 records
- Vermont31 records
- North Carolina28 records
- New Mexico20 records
- Nova Scotia19 records
- West Virginia19 records
- New Hampshire19 records
- Pennsylvania18 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador18 records
- Idaho14 records
- California13 records
- Wisconsin13 records
- Massachusetts13 records
- Arizona9 records
- New Brunswick9 records
- New Jersey6 records
- Tennessee6 records
- Utah4 records
- Maryland3 records
- Saskatchewan1 records
- Delaware1 records
- Ohio1 records
About
Peltigera leucophlebia is a lichenized fungus in the family Peltigeraceae. It is commonly called ruffled freckled pelt. This and other species in the genus contain a green algae in the genus Coccomyxa and also cyanobacteria in the genus Nostoc as symbionts.
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More in the genus Peltigera
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Dog-lichen
Peltigera canina
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Common Freckle Pelt Lichen
Peltigera aphthosa
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Field Dog-lichen
Peltigera rufescens
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
scaly pelt lichen
Peltigera praetextata
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Many-fruited Pelt Lichen
Peltigera polydactylon
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
membranous pelt lichen
Peltigera membranacea
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Pixie Gowns Lichen
Peltigera venosa
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Matt Felt Lichen
Peltigera malacea
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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