Nephroma orvoi #

Taxon #

Nephroma orvoi

Organization #

Kidney Lichens, Peltigerales

Identification #

A chocolate brown, grayish brown, or olive weakly shield or rosette-forming foliose lichen that looks very similar to Nephroma parile. While N. parile tends toward powdery soredia, N. orvoi has propagules which are more corticate (Morris & Stone 2022).

Substrate #

Corticolous and saxicolous (Spribille et al. 2023)

Notes #

Only recently found in Alaska (Morris & Stone 2022)

Photos #