Peltigera rufescens

Peltigera rufescens:

Peltigera rufescens shows no prominent attributes. Upper surface is tormentous, rhizhines are branched and meet at the base. The brown apothecia are saddle-shaped curved with a crenulated border. There are no sorales and no isidias.

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	Peltigera rufescens At the bank of the Mühlenerft near Frimmersdorf, May 2009	Habitus. At the wayside between mosses.Microscopy, Stereomicroscope, Microfoto
	Peltigera rufescens At the bank of the Mühlenerft near Frimmersdorf, May 2009	Branched fluffy rhizines that meet at the base.Microscopy, Stereomicroscope, Microfoto
	Peltigera rufescens At the bank of the Mühlenerft near Frimmersdorf, May 2009	Lobe cross section. Beneath the paraplektenchymatic upper cortex follows the layer with the symbiontic cyanobacteria (Nostoc). Under this layer we see a layer of loose ordered mycelium. There is no lower cortex.Microscopy, Stereomicroscope, Microfoto
	Peltigera rufescens At the bank of the Mühlenerft near Frimmersdorf, May 2009	Lobe cross section. A closer look at the paraplektenchymatic upper cortex. Phase contrast, 2 pictures stacked. Microscopy, Stereomicroscope, Microfoto
	Peltigera rufescens At the bank of the Mühlenerft near Frimmersdorf, May 2009	Apothecie, cross section. Apothecia with red-brown discs and crenulate margins. Microscopy, Stereomicroscope, Microfoto
	Peltigera rufescens At the bank of the Mühlenerft near Frimmersdorf, May 2009	The spores are 3- to 5-septate. Microscopy, Stereomicroscope, Microfoto