Peltula obscurans

Peltula obscurans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lichinomycetes
Order:	Lichinales
Family:	Peltulaceae
Genus:	Peltula
Species:	P. obscurans
Binomial name
	Peltula obscurans; (Nyl.) Gyeln. (1935)
Synonyms
	Endocarpiscum obscurans Nyl. (1872) ;

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. Yale University Press. pp. 319–20. ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2.
^ ^a ^b Nash, T.H; Ryan, B.D; Gries, C; Bugartz, F, eds. (2002). Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Volume 1. Arizona State University. p. 335 [1].

[SSFGCL-1] Sharnoff, Stephen (2014). Field Guide to California Lichens. Yale University Press. pp. 319–20. ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2.

[LFGSDR-2] Nash, T.H; Ryan, B.D; Gries, C; Bugartz, F, eds. (2002). Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Volume 1. Arizona State University. p. 335 [1].

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