Peltigera hymenina

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Description

Upper surface olive green to brown or blue-grey, much darker when dry, smooth, slightly lustrous; lower surface brownish white, with ochre veins and pale, unbranched (though often frayed).

Identification difficulty
Habitat

On tree-bases, rocks and in heathy turf

When to see it

All year

UK Status

Widespread in Britain common in the North and West.

  • Melinda Bell
    Moira,Hicks Lodge
    11 December 2020
  • AJ Cann
    Croft Pasture
    02 April 2016
  • David Nicholls
    Bagworth Heath Woods
    12 January 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Bagworth Heath Woods
    12 January 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    14 July 2008
  • David Nicholls
    Bagworth Heath Woods
    24 February 2022
  • David Nicholls
    Bagworth Heath Woods
    19 January 2021
  • AJ Cann
    Croft Pasture
    02 April 2016

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

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Species data profile ?

Species profile

Species group:
Lichens
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Peltigerales
Family:
Peltigeraceae
Records on NatureSpot:
30
First record:
14/07/2008 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
24/10/2024 (Timms, Sue)

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% of records within its species group

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  • David Nicholls
    Bardon Hill
    15 February 2013
  • David Nicholls
    Bardon Hill
    15 February 2013
  • David Nicholls
    Bagworth Heath Woods
    12 January 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Bagworth Heath
    27 March 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Bardon Hill
    15 February 2013
  • Melinda Bell
    Donisthorpe Woodland Park
    18 October 2022
  • Alan Semper
    Harby, Langar airfield
    30 April 2014
  • David Gould
    Croft Pastures NR
    06 August 2009