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Peltigera lepidophora in life — In life — scaly pelt lichen, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Joe Walewski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joe Walewski

BISH 702808Botany

Peltigera lepidophora

scaly pelt lichen

As recorded: Peltigera lepidophora (Vain.) Bitter

Fungi › Ascomycota › Lecanoromycetes › Peltigerales › Peltigeraceae

Collected by: Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C.Lucy May Cranwell →Olof H. Selling →Carl Skottsberg →
Collector number: 5779
Date: August 4, 1938
Locality: Haleakala Crater below Observation House
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Smith, C.W.
Record type: Preserved specimen

Cite this specimen

Peltigera lepidophora. BISH 702808. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956187847. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/702808.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956187847 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026