Physcia millegrana

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Common Name

Mealy Rosette Lichen

Family

Physciaceae

Genus

Physcia

Species

millegrana

Synonyms

N/A

Location Found

University of Waterloo

Growth Structure

Foliose

Habitat

Commonly found on deciduous tree bark as well as granitic rocks

Environmental Monitoring

It is generally a pollution tolerant lichen. It is tolerant to sulphur and nitrous oxides and reduced nitrogen.

Lab Storage

Comments

P. millegrana is one of the most common bark-dwelling lichens in eastern North America.

References

Brodo et al, 2001.; Will-Wolf et al, 2015.