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Lesser Rocktripe

Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 40, February 41, March 65, April 128, May 246, June 115, July 88, August 111, September 82, October 68, November 42, December 38.
United States1,931
Canada1,672
Ontario1,031
Minnesota335
New York327
Michigan227
Quebec198
Nova Scotia129
Massachusetts128
Virginia117

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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

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