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Heppia despreauxii (Mont.) Tuck.

Earth scale, soil ruby lichen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lichinomycetes

Order
Lichinales

Family
Lichinaceae

Genus
Heppia

Species
despreauxii

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Status

Data deficient

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Heppia despreauxii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17456. Accessed 3 November 2026.