Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Peltigera elisabethae Gyeln.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
Italy, Sardegna, Alghero, Illorai, Monte 'Artu (Municipality of Sassari), "Queen Oak" Track
Field Collection Date
21 May 2013
Field Collection Notes
Common. Muscicolous and corticolous on the root plate of a massive Quercus pubescens (the "Queen Oak") in dense holm oak (Quercus ilex) / Quercus pubescens forest. Thallus dark red-black when wet, margins isidiate, otherwise very smooth, undersides pale with pale grey veination. DUPLICATE SENT TO: UNITEC (UNITEC 6059)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
40.395, 08.92361
08.92361, 08.92361
Last Update
12 Jul 2017
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