Peltigera membranacea

Foliose Lichen

Peltigera membranacea, is a foliose (leafy) lichen found growing in association with mosses in damp, shady places in the Redmire area.

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Peltigera membranacea

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Peltigera membranacea

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Thallus top

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Rhizines

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Lichen on wall

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Slide 1: Peltigera membranacea, growing on damp sandstone rock with the moss Pleurozium schreberi. Hargill, Redmire. March.

Slide 2: Peltigera membranacea, growing on damp sandstone rock with the moss Pleurozium schreberi. Hargill, Redmire. March.

Slide 3: Peltigera membranacea, upper surface of thallus. Hargill, Redmire. March.

Slide 4: Peltigera membranacea, lower surface of thallus, showing rhizines. Hargill, Redmire. March.

Slide 5: Peltigera membranacea, growing on a mossy drystone wall. Hargill, Redmire. April.