Nephroma resupinatum, commonly known as the pimpled kidney lichen, is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum as Lichen resupinatus. Erik Acharius transferred it to the genus Nephroma in 1810.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pimpled Kidney 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Peltigerales
- Family
- Nephromataceae
- Genus
- Nephroma
- Species
- Nephroma resupinatum
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