Peltigeraceae

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Helpful resources for Peltigera id.

http://www.waysofenlichenment.net/lichens/Peltigera/

http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~hollin/pictures/peltigera/key.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20170722140530/http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~hollin/pictures/peltigera/key.html#kristinssonii


Family: Peltigeraceae

Group: Lichen, Species

Scientific NameCommon NameSummary
Massalongia carnosa
Peltigera aphthosa1998 checklist suggest this species is common, though found mostly on the mainland. PacNW herbarium database shows records primarily from the inner islands and mainland, though one old (1913) collection was made from a southern outer island.
Peltigera britannicaMany collections from across most of the region. Only one from the gulf coast, and none from upper Lynn Canal.
Peltigera canina1998 checklist suggests this species is infrequent. PacNW herbarium database shows a handful of older (1950s and earlier) collections from Kuiu and South Baranof Island. There is a 1998 collection from Tebenkof and a 1992 record from Sitka. A few collections also from northern Lynn Canal in the general vicinity of Skagway.
Peltigera castaneaPeltigera castaneaReported from Klondike NP and Glacier Bay NP
Peltigera chionophila
Peltigera cinnamomea
Peltigera collina
Peltigera degenii
Peltigera didactyla
Peltigera elisabethae
Peltigera extenuataReported from Klondike NP
Peltigera horizontalis
Peltigera hydrothyria
Peltigera hymeninaReported in Tongass NF database from mainland near Juneau.
Peltigera kristinssoniiReported from Glacier Bay NP
Peltigera latilobaReported from Klondike NP
Peltigera lepidophora
Peltigera leucophlebia
Peltigera malacea
Peltigera membranacea
Peltigera neckeri
Peltigera neopolydactyla
Peltigera occidentalisReported from Glacier Bay NP and Klondike NP
Peltigera pacificaFringed Frog Pelt
Peltigera polydactylon
Peltigera ponojensis
Peltigera praetextata
Peltigera rufescens
Peltigera scabrosa
Peltigera scabrosellaReported from Klondike NP
Peltigera venosa
Solorina crocea
Solorina saccata
Solorina spongiosa