Taxonavigation

Familia: Peltulaceae
Genus: Peltula
Species: Peltula placodizans

Name

Peltula placodizans (Zahlbr.) Wetmore, 1970

Substratum: On acidic rocks, frequently in places that receive some shade in deserts.

Basionym

• Heppia placodizans (Fink) Zahlbr., 1925

References

• Wetmore, Ann. Mo. bot. Gdn. 57: 179 (1971) [1970]
• Wetmore, C.M. (1970) The lichen family Heppiaceae in North America. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 158–209. (Illustration of P. placodizans: fig. 25)
• Büdel, B. (1987) Zur Biologie und Systematik der Flechtengattungen Heppia und Peltula im südlichen Afrika. Bibliotheca Lichenologica, No. 23, J. Cramer, Berlin and Stuttgart. 105 pp. (Illustrations of P. placodizans: figs. 179-184)
• Büdel, B. and Nash III, T.H (2002) Peltula (pp. 331-340) In: Nash III, T.H., Ryan, B.D, Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 1. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 532 pages. (Description of P. placodizans, and distribution map for the Sonoran Desert Region: p. 338)
• Filson, R.B. (1988) The lichen genera Heppia and Peltula in Australia. Muelleria 6 (6): 495–517. (Illustration of P. placodizans: fig. 4)
• USDA Plants Database
• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008
• Index Fungorum
• MycoBank

Vernacular names