Pertusaria lactea
| Pertusaria lactea | |
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| 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 | |
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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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