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Common Goldspeck

Candelariella vitellina

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,472, February 1,087, March 1,703, April 2,679, May 3,863, June 4,212, July 4,507, August 3,876, September 2,846, October 2,124, November 1,161, December 907.
United States32,793
Alaska30,438
Canada1,043
Ontario647
Germany365
Minnesota339
Berlin323
Michigan224
District of Columbia216
California185

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassLichinomycetes
OrderCandelariales
FamilyCandelariaceae
GenusGoldspeck Lichens · Candelariella

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