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Field Dog Lichen

Peltigera rufescens

Description:

Foliose brown to brownish gray lobes with fuzzy surface and strongly upturned margins. A medicine was made out of the Field Dog Lichen that was claimed to cure rabies.

Habitat:

Grows on soil, fields, or sandy areas in full sun.

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Vermont, USA

Spotted on Apr 16, 2014
Submitted on Apr 16, 2014

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