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Dog lichen

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(Bot.) a kind of lichen (Peltigera canina) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, - a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath.

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Now, there is a permanent wet spot in the middle of their lawn area, with coarse grasses coming in along with huge amounts of moss and buttercups, despite using proprietary moss and weed killers every spring, and patches of grey-brown dog lichen are spreading at an alarming rate.
GARDENING: Why flower fails to respond to a gardener's passion; Tips ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
The substance you describe is almost certainly dog lichen.
GARDEN LIFE; Go back to your childhood roots for summer colour by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
A IT SOUNDS as if your lawn is infested with dog lichens (Peltigera canina).
YOUR GARDEN: READY STEADY GROW by Greenwood, Pippa / The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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