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Peltula obscurans

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Lichinomycetes

Family
  
Peltulaceae

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Ascomycota

Order
  
Lichinales

Genus
  
Peltula

Similar
  
Peltula, Heppia, Collema, Leptogium, Pertusaria

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. The apothecia disc turns reddish-brown when wet, which contrasts with the lobes that turn olive-green when wet. It can be found in southern Europe, South America, southwestern North America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Papua New Guinea.

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Peltula obscurans Wikipedia