Porina heterospora (Fink) R.C.Harris is a fungus in the Pertusariaceae family, order Pertusariales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Porina heterospora (Fink) R.C.Harris

Porina heterospora (Fink) R.C.Harris

Porina heterospora is a bark-dwelling crustose lichen in Porinaceae found in the southeastern US Southern Coastal Plain.

Genus
Porina
Order
Pertusariales
Class
Lecanoromycetes

About Porina heterospora (Fink) R.C.Harris

Porina heterospora (Fink) R.C.Harris is a corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen species belonging to the family Porinaceae. This lichen is found in the southeastern United States, where it is common across the Southern Coastal Plain. It was first reported from Florida, and later discovered to also occur in Louisiana and Alabama.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Pertusariales Pertusariaceae Porina

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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