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
- ^ a b Sharnoff, Stephen (2014). Field Guide to California Lichens. pp. 319–20. ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2.
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ignored (help) - ^ a b Nash, T.H; Ryan, B.D; Gries, C; Bugartz, F, eds. (2002). Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Volume 1. p. 335 [1].
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