Peltigera lepidophora (Vain.) Bitter
P. canina var. lepidophora Nyl. ex Vainio, Meddn Soc. Faun. Fl. fenn. 2: 49 (1878).
Thallus small, to 5(-8) cm diam. Lobes to 2 cm diam., margins ascending, appearing sometimes ± cochleate. Upper surface tomentose, brown or red-brown to greyish-blue, isidiate centrally. Isidia small, peltate or ± flattened, concolorous with Thallus or somewhat red-brown, scattered over upper surface, or ± central. Lower surface pale buff or brownish, veins irregular, brownish. Rhizines short, simple to fasciculate, entangled. Apothecia not seen. Chemistry: TLC nil.
S: Nelson (Mt Arthur, 1800 m on calcareous soil), Canterbury (Rangitata Gorge, on sandy soil). Still very rarely collected. Apparently subalpine-alpine on ± exposed soil.
Bipolar
