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field dog lichen
Peltigera rufescens
Fungusstrong against amphibians, reptiles
Common
Mycelium
While active with another fungus in play, it regains 5 HP at the start of your turn (8 with two others).
40
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Wikapialpha version
field dog lichen
Peltigera rufescens
Fungusstrong against amphibians, reptiles
Common
While active with another fungus in play, it regains 5 HP at the start of your turn (8 with two others).
Peltigera rufescens
Photo: © Jamie O'Neill (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (licence text) · cropped
Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.
Peltigera rufescens, commonly known as the field dog lichen or field pelt, is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. This common and widespread species has a cosmopolitan distribution, often found in dry, sunny habitats on basic soils, limestone, and nutrient-rich silicate substrates. The lichen forms rosettes up to 20 cm (8 in) in diameter, with a grey to brown thallus densely covered with a soft, velvety tomentum. Its lobes, typically 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) long and 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) wide, have distinctively curled upward edges. The underside of the thallus features a network of veins and rhizines, which anchor the lichen to its substrate. P. rufescens reproduces both sexually through apothecia (fruiting bodies) and asexually via regeneration lobes. It forms a symbiotic relationship with cyanobacteria from the genus Nostoc as its photobiont. The species is notable for its ability to bioaccumulate heavy metals and its adaptive responses to ultraviolet-B radiation, making it a subject for ecological and physiological studies.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Peltigera rufescens, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
No global status on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Common.
Every Common card has 100 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:
How they’re shared out:
DEF 28