Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd.
Common freckled pelt, felt lichen
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11/29/2008 · Yellow Trail from Pearl Hill State Park to Willard Brook State Park, Ashby, Massachusetts 
ID is uncertain 
11/29/2008 · Yellow Trail from Pearl Hill State Park to Willard Brook State Park, Ashby, Massachusetts · ≈ 2½ × 1½′ (78 × 52 cm) ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Fungi | Mushrooms, lichens, gel fungi, yeasts, and molds; also called eukaryotes |
| Division | Ascomycota | Sac fungi |
| Subdivision | Pezizomycotina | Sac fungi with filaments |
| Class | Lecanoromycetes | “Lichenized” fungi |
| Order | Lecanorales | Mostly lichen-forming fungi |
| Suborder | Peltigerineae | A lichenized group of fungi, named for the genus Peltigera |
| Family | Peltigeraceae | A lichenized family of fungi, named for the genus Peltigera |
| Genus | Peltigera | From the Latin pelta, “a light shield,” referring to the round shieldlike apothecia |
| Species | aphthosa | From Greek aphthai, “an eruption or pustule,” referring to the scattered dark ‘warts’ on the upper surface of this lichen |
Peltigera aphthosa description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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