Pertusaria lactea

Pertusaria lactea
Pertusaria lactea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Pertusariales
Family: Pertusariaceae
Genus: Pertusaria
Species: P. lactea
Binomial name
Pertusaria lactea
(L.) Arnold
Synonyms
  • Lepraria lactea (L.) Hue
  • Lichen lacteus L.
  • Ochrolechia lactea (L.) Matzer & Hafellner

Pertusaria lactea is a species of warty crustose lichens in the Pertusariaceae family. [1][2]

These lichens are white to cream or pale grey. They mainly can be found on northern exposed siliceous or calcareous rocks. [3]

This species is present in North America, Arctic, Europe, Asia and South Africa. [4]

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