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Culbersonia
Sign in to saveCulbersonia is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single foliose lichen Culbersonia nubila (formerly called Culbersonia americana). This species, which grows on trees and rocks, is found in dry subtropical regions of the world, particularly in Africa and Central America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderCaliciales
- FamilyPhysciaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Physciaceae
- Collections
- NY
- Recorded in
- United States
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Culbersonia is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single foliose lichen Culbersonia nubila (formerly called Culbersonia americana). This species, which grows on trees and rocks, is found in dry subtropical regions of the world, particularly in Africa and Central America.
==Taxonomy== The genus Culbersonia was circumscribed by Ted Esslinger in 2000, to contain a lichen he collected from Arizona that he named Culbersonia americana.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Culbersonia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.