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Rim lichen

Glaucomaria carpinea

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 476, February 352, March 551, April 867, May 1,250, June 1,364, July 1,459, August 1,255, September 921, October 688, November 376, December 294.
United States9,853
Alaska9,853
Ukraine197
Germany99
Russia72
Lithuania66
Berlin62
Netherlands61
Belgium41
Vilnius County41

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

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassCommon Lichens · Lecanoromycetes
Ordershield lichens, rim lichens, and allies · Lecanorales
Familyrim lichens, disc lichens, and allies · Lecanoraceae
GenusGlaucomaria

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