Bryoria fuscescens

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Bryoria fuscescens
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Bryoria
Species:
B. fuscescens
Binomial name
Bryoria fuscescens
Synonyms

Alectoria fuscescensGyeln. (1932)

Bryoria fuscescens is a species of lichen of the family Parmeliaceae. [1]

As of July 2021, its conservation status has not been estimated by the IUCN. In Iceland, where it grows as an epiphyte on downy birch stems and branches, it is classified as a vulnerable species (VU). [2]

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References

  1. "Bryoria fuscesecens". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.