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- 1 2 "Lauri Saag". Estonian Research Information System. Ministry of Education and Research. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ↑ "Lepraria caesioalba var. groenlandica L. Saag, Mycotaxon 102: 73 (2007)". Index Fungorum . Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ↑ International Plant Names Index. L.Saag.
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