Lichens of North Carolina

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NC Records
LECANORACEAE Members:
Xanthosyne varians Ach.) R.C.Harris, Lendemer, Brodo & McMullin - Variegated Dot Lichen

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Taxonomy

Family: LECANORACEAE	Synonym: Traponora varians
Comments: Type species of genus Xanthosyne; type specimen from "Carolina" (Brodo et al. 2024).

Identification

Online Photographs: Lichen Portal GBIF-Global Distribution
Technical Description: Brodo, I.M., J.C. Lendemer, R.C Harris, R.T. McMullin, M.E. López de Silanes, N. van Miltenburg, R. Bull, M. Paradis & A. Ginter. 2024. Xanthosyne (Lecanoraceae), a new genus for Lecidea varians and related species in Europe and North America. The Bryologist 127(2): 169-219.

Distribution in North Carolina

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