''Peltigera chionophila'' is a species of
foliose lichen in the family
Peltigeraceae. It was first
formally described in 2000 by Canadian lichenologist
Trevor Goward
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and Belgian lichenologist
Bernard Goffinet
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chionophila
Lichens of North America
Lichen species
Lichens described in 2000
Taxa named by Trevor Goward