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Pertusaria lactea

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Lecanoromycetes

Family
  
Pertusariaceae

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Ascomycota

Order
  
Pertusariales

Genus
  
Pertusaria

Pertusaria lactea

Similar
  
Pertusaria albescens, Pertusaria pertusa, Pertusaria amara

Pertusaria lactea fungi kingdom


Pertusaria lactea is a species of warty crustose lichens in the Pertusariaceae family.

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

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

References

Pertusaria lactea Wikipedia