Rhizocarpon sp.

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Common Name

Map Lichens

Family

Rhizocarpaceae

Genus

Rhizocarpon

Species

sp.

Synonyms

N/A

Location Found

Pukaskwa National Park/University of Waterloo

Growth Structure

Crustose

Habitat

Commonly found on non-calcareous rocks.

Environmental Monitoring

N/A

Lab Storage

Comments

There are 62 North American species.

References

Brodo et al, 2001.; Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2012.