Lichens of North Carolina
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Chaenotheca balsamconensis J. L. Allen & McMullin - Balsam Pin Lichen


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Taxonomy
Family: Coniocybaceae                                                                                 
Comments: Type specimen from Yancey County, Mount Mitchell State Park (Allen & McMullin 2015).
Identification
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Technical Description: Allen, J.L. & R.T. McMullin. (2015) Chaenotheca balsamconensis, a new calicioid lichen on Trichaptum abietinum from North America that is benefiting from widespread conifer fatalities. The Bryologist 118(1): 54-58.                                                                                  
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