Horizontal pelt lichen

Peltigera horizontalis is a species of lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It was first described by British botanist William Hudson in 1762 as Lichen horizontalis. German botanist Johann Christian Gottlob Baumgarten transferred it to the genus Peltigera in 1790.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Horizontal pelt lichen being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Peltigera polydactylon
• Peltigera neopolydactyla
• Peltigera neckeri
• Peltigera degenii
• Peltigera hymenina

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Lecanoromycetes

Order

Peltigerales

Family

Peltigeraceae

Genus

Peltigera

Species

Peltigera horizontalis

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