Peltula obscurans
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lichinomycetes |
| Order: | Lichinales |
| Family: | Peltulaceae |
| Genus: | Peltula |
| Species: | P. obscurans
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| Peltula obscurans | |
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Peltula obscurans (common rock-olive) is a dark olive to dark gray squamulose lichen that grows on rock and soil in arid habitats around the world. It may grow as a rosette of squamulous lobes, or with widely scattered lobes. A single black apothecium may be centered on the lobe.[1][2] The apothecia disc turns reddish-brown when wet, which contrasts with the lobes that turn olive-green when wet.[1] It can be found in southern Europe, South America, southwestern North America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Papua New Guinea.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sharnoff 2014, pp. 319–20.
- ^ a b Nash et al. 2002, p. 335.
Sources[edit]
- Nash, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Gries, C.; Bugartz, F., eds. (2002). Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Volume 1. Vol. 1. Phoenix: Arizona State University.
- Sharnoff, Stephen (2014). Field Guide to California Lichens. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2.