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Leptogium azureum
Blue Jellyskin Lichen
As recorded: Leptogium azureum (Sw.) Mont.
Fungi › Ascomycota › Lecanoromycetes › Peltigerales › Collemataceae
- Collected by
- Whitney Expedition
- Collector number
- 3691
- Date
- 1921
- Locality
- Society Islands or Marquesas Islands (unknown)
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Smith, C.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Leptogium azureum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-21.
2024-12-21
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, US
(c) maxfroh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-15
7RM8+86G Charco Prieto Waterfall, Bayamón 00956, Puerto Rico
(c) Sara Puentes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-02-08
Florida, US
(c) lillybyrd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-15
Carite, Guayama, Puerto Rico
(c) Joel A. Mercado-Díaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-01
86QQ+R7P, Palmer, Río Grande 00745, Puerto Rico
(c) curlyjackson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-02-06
Puerto Rico, Hatillo, Puerto Rico, US
(c) Roqui Bello, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Leptogium azureum. BISH 800741. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606462. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/800741.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956606462 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026