Dog Lichen
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 11th December 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5
in macro mode.		 Fact File

Taken at Baron's Haugh on 10th December 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5
in macro mode.		 Fact File


Dog Lichen.
Fungus:
Algae:
Order:
Family:
Local Names: 		Peltigera canina.
Coccomyxa or Nostoc .
Peltigerales.
Peltigeraceae.
Type:
Habitat:
Diameter:
Season:
Feature:
 		Foliose.
Disturbed soils and nutrient poor grasslands.
Up to 30 cms.
All year round.
Has been used historically to treat wounds, urinary disorders, thrush, tuberculosis, and rabies.