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Common Toadskin Lichen

Lasallia papulosa

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 65, February 64, March 87, April 152, May 260, June 127, July 96, August 87, September 102, October 94, November 64, December 59.
United States8,453
Canada1,668
New York1,257
Ontario883
Massachusetts866
North Carolina841
Tennessee729
Virginia691
Maine430
Nova Scotia411

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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
GenusBlistered Navel Lichens · Lasallia

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