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Pom-pom Shadow Lichen

Phaeophyscia pusilloides

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 28, February 29, March 46, April 89, May 171, June 80, July 60, August 55, September 57, October 47, November 29, December 26.
United States2,518
Canada823
Ontario718
Minnesota363
District of Columbia253
Michigan216
New York195
Wisconsin180
North Carolina157
Missouri148

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

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassCommon Lichens · Lecanoromycetes
Orderbutton lichens, rosette lichens, and allies · Caliciales
Familyrosette lichens, frost lichens, and allies · Physciaceae
Genuswreath lichens · Phaeophyscia

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