Nephroma australe is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It was formally described as a new species in 1832 by French botanist Achille Richard. It is found in cool temperate rainforests of Australasia and southern South America and has a wide distribution in New Zealand, including Stewart and Chatham Islands. It is commonly found in Nothofagus forests, particularly on N. solandri var. cliffortioides and N. menziesii, especially in the South Island.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Nephroma australe 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
- Lobaria adscripta
- Ricasolia virens
- Sticta subcaperata
- Pseudocyphellaria homoeophylla
- Pannaria araneosa
- Pseudocyphellaria coriacea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Peltigerales
- Family
- Nephromataceae
- Genus
- Nephroma
- Species
- Nephroma australe
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