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Physcia crispa Nyl.

liquen del rosetón, Rosette lichen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Teloschistales

Family
Physciaceae (= Caliciaceae)

Genus
Physcia

Species
crispa

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Status

Data deficient

Distribution

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

References

  • Elix, J.A. McCarthy, P.M. (1998) Catalogue of the Lichens of the Smaller Pacific Islands. Bibliotheca Lichenologica 70, J. Cramer, Berlin, Stuttgart, 361pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Physcia crispa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=3183. Accessed 5 November 2026.