Lichens of Belgium, Luxembourg and northern France

Distribution map of Peltigera hymenina (Ach.) Delise © by Paul Diederich   Peltigera hymenina (Ach.) Delise
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Peltigera hymenina – Belgium (Mosan), Farcienne, ancien terril Sainte-Catherine – © 2008 by J.-Y. Baugnée

Syn.: P. lactucifolia auct., non (With.) J. R. Laundon, P. polydactyla auct. belg. p.p., non (Neck.) Hoffm.

On soil, on terricolous or saxicolous mosses, or rarely epiphytic; a rather ubiquitous species present in natural and artificial habitats.

Belgium: Mar.: RRR (†1945), Fl.: R (†1882), Brab.: R, Mosan: AR, Ard.: AR, Lorr.: RR.

Luxembourg: Ard.: AR, Lorr.: R.

France: Mar.: RRR (1988).

Lit.: Boul.: 71, Goffinet et al. (1995: 192-193), Vitikainen (1994: 49).

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