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Giant Candlewax Lichen

Ricasolia amplissima

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 59, February 43, March 68, April 107, May 154, June 168, July 179, August 154, September 113, October 85, November 46, December 36.
United States1,226
Alaska1,212
Spain92
Portugal43
United Kingdom27
Scotland24
Comunidad de Madrid22
France22
Castilla y León19
Canada18

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassCommon Lichens · Lecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyLobariaceae
GenusRicasolia

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