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Rosette Lichen

Fungi

Rosette lichen is the common name for Physcia, a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae comprising roughly eighty species found worldwide. These foliose, lobed lichens range in color from whitish and pale greenish to green-gray or dark gray, and keep this appearance whether wet or dry. They grow on bark, wood and rock, favoring nutrient-rich conditions, and have spread rapidly through urban areas as air pollution has eased.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Physcia 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Ascomycota, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Physcia

In Ecosystem

Sonoran Desert, Ecosystems
Source Wikipedia: Physcia
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Africa

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Asia

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Australia

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Brazil

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Central America

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Ecuador

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Europe

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India

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Macaronesia

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Mexico

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New Zealand

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North America

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Oceania

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Peru

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Seychelles

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South America

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The South Pacific

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Ukraine

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United States

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Physcia
Wikipedia
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 343195
    Physcia lichens typically grow on bark, on wood, or rock, although they have occasionally been recorded dwelling on man-made structures.
  • In Ecosystem: Sonoran Desert, Habitat and distribution
    In the Sonoran Desert and adjacent areas, Moberg discovered 25 species.
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2. Rosette lichen (Wikipedia)
Physcia: present tense, cosmopolitan genus with ~80 speciesView the Source
3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Physcia
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon record
Quote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Physcia"
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