Peltigera gowardii

Habitat. Photo by Eric Peterson.

Under water. Photo by Eric Peterson.

Removed from water (still wet), showing lower and upper surface details. Photo by Eric Peterson.

Scientific Name: Peltigera gowardii Lendemer & H. O'Brien
Common name: western waterfan

CALS Conservation Committee Sponsorship:
Poulsen, B. and T. Carlberg. 2007. Peltigera hydrothyrea, sponsorship for the CALS Conservation Committee. Bulletin of the California Lichen Society 14(1): 15-18.
Recieved:
Notes on Sponsorship: See also the conservation assessment (Peterson 2012).

Current List / Threat / Rank Status:

CALS works closely with the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) and the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) to ensure list and rank compatibility.

Global (rank only): G4
State:

State	List	Threat	Srank	CommitteeRankDate
CA	4	.2	S3	2014-02-28

Recorded sites, per state (sites listed here may not all be independent ‘occurrences’ as per NatureServe/CNDDB definitions):

NatureServe ELCODE: NLVER00460
USDA National Plants Database symbol:
Endemism Note: Western North America
Growth Form: foliose
Habit: aquatic
Habitat (CNPS classification): Riparian Forest
CALS Habitat Description:
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