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Blue-gray Rosette Lichen
Physcia caesia
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Lecanoromycetes ›Order: Caliciales ›Family: Physciaceae ›Genus: Physcia
About
Physcia caesia is a species of foliose lichenized fungus. First described by Georg Franz Hoffmann in 1784, it is common across much of Europe, North America and New Zealand, and more patchily distributed in South America, Asia, Australia and Antarctica. There are 2 subspecies, P. c. caesia and P. c. ventosa, as well as a number of distinct forms and varieties. Molecular studies suggest that the species as currently defined may be polyphyletic. It is typically...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Blue-gray Rosette Lichen is Physcia caesia.
- Blue-gray Rosette Lichen belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Blue-gray Rosette Lichen belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- Blue-gray Rosette Lichen belongs to the class Lecanoromycetes.
- Blue-gray Rosette Lichen belongs to the order Caliciales.
- Blue-gray Rosette Lichen belongs to the family Physciaceae.
- Blue-gray Rosette Lichen belongs to the genus Physcia.