Lichens of North Carolina

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NC Records
Pertusariaceae Members:
Pertusaria ostiolata Dibben - Pore Wart Lichen

Image by Gary Perlmutter

Ascomata section; image by Gary Perlmutter

Ascospores; image by Gary Perlmutter

Taxonomy

Family: Pertusariaceae
Comments: Type specimen from Guilford County, 8 mi SW of Greensboro (Dibben 1980).

Identification

Online Photographs: Lichen Portal GBIF-Global Distribution
Technical Description: Dibben, M.J. (1980) The Chemosystematics of the Lichen Genus Pertusaria in North America North of Mexico. Publications in Biology and Geology No. 5, Milwaukee Public Museum Press, Milwaukee. 162 pp.

Distribution in North Carolina

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County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

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Photo Gallery for Pertusaria ostiolata - Pore Wart Lichen
	Recorded by: Gary Perlmutter and lichen class students Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Gary Perlmutter and lichen class students Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Perlmutter and lichen class students Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Gary Perlmutter and lichen class students Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stanly Co. Comment:

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