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Opegrapha stellata C.Knight

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Opegrapha stellata C.Knight, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 16: 403 (1884)
Opegrapha stellata C.Knight
Galloway, D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand; Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. Revised second edition. Vol. 1. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Galloway, D.J. (2007)
Australasian

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C.Knight
C.Knight
Knight, C. 1884: On the lichenographia of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 16: 400–408.
1884
403
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Opegrapha stellata C.Knight
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Opegrapha stellata

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Fungi
Ascomycota
Ascomycetes
Arthoniales
Roccellaceae
Opegrapha
stellata

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Galloway, D. J. 1985: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens. Government Printer, Wellington.

Opegrapha stellata C.Knight

Thallus continuous, somewhat uneven, cream-white to yellow and somewhat shiny, corticolous. Lirellae prominent, long, slender, 2.0-4.0 × 0.2 mm, flexuous, branched, dendroid, thalline margin lacking, proper exciple distinct and raised, open, sometimes exposing a pale disc, base open. Ascospores small, undivided or occasionally divided once with two uneven locules, 3-6 × 12-17 µm. Chemistry: Norstictic acid.

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Opegrapha stellata C.Knight
Opegrapha stellata C.Knight
Galloway, D. J. (1985)
Opegrapha stellata C.Knight
Opegrapha stellata C.Knight
Galloway, D.J. (2007)
Opegrapha stellata C.Knight

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Opegrapha stellata C.Knight
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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72c72d50-11f0-4448-9e39-168251de5191
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
19 November 2010
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