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Mealy Shadow Lichen

Phaeophyscia orbicularis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,758, February 1,298, March 2,034, April 3,200, May 4,614, June 5,031, July 5,383, August 4,630, September 3,399, October 2,537, November 1,386, December 1,084.
United States37,543
Alaska36,354
Germany1,192
Berlin1,011
Canada663
Ukraine565
Russia500
Kyiv378
Ontario365
Poland204

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
ClassCommon Lichens · Lecanoromycetes
Orderbutton lichens, rosette lichens, and allies · Caliciales
Familyrosette lichens, frost lichens, and allies · Physciaceae
Genuswreath lichens · Phaeophyscia

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