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Smooth Rock Tripe

Umbilicaria mammulata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 162, February 160, March 216, April 378, May 649, June 317, July 239, August 218, September 253, October 234, November 160, December 148.
United States17,285
Canada3,393
New York3,132
Ontario2,274
Massachusetts1,669
Tennessee1,476
North Carolina1,358
New Hampshire1,022
Maine914
Pennsylvania843

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
Orderrocktripes, bloodspot lichens, and allies · Umbilicariales
FamilyRocktripes, Toadskin Lichens, and allies · Umbilicariaceae
GenusRock Tripes · Umbilicaria

Sources

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