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Pseudevernia
Sign in to savePseudevernia is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. The type species of the genus, Pseudevernia furfuracea (commonly known as tree moss), has substantial commercial value in the perfume industry.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyParmeliaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 331
- With media
- 222
- Family
- Parmeliaceae
- Collections
- US, UTEP, KU, DUKE, BRY, LSU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Morocco, United States, Peru, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Parmeliaceae
- Image
- Pseudevernia cladonia-5.jpg
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- taxon name
- Pseudevernia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- light and dark lichen
- taxonomic type
- Pseudevernia furfuracea
- Commons category
- Pseudevernia
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Systematics
- Description
- Species
- References
- Cited literature
Pseudevernia is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. The type species of the genus, Pseudevernia furfuracea (commonly known as tree moss), has substantial commercial value in the perfume industry.
==Systematics==
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