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Graphis elegans (Sm.) Ach.

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Graphis elegans (Sm.) Ach., Syn. Meth. Lich. 85 (1814)
Graphis elegans (Sm.) Ach.
Galloway, D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand; Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. Revised second edition. Vol. 1. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Names_Fungi record source Graphis elegans (Sm.) Ach.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Galloway, D.J. (2007)
Cosmopolitan

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(Sm.) Ach.
Sm.
Ach.
Acharius, E. 1814: Synopsis methodica lichenum, sistens omnes hujus ordinis naturalis detectas plantas, quas, secundum genera, species et varietates disposuit, characteribus et differentiis emendatis definivit, nec non synonymis et observationibus selectis illustravit. Svanborg et Soc., Lundae.
1814
85
ICN
Opegrapha elegans Sm.
species
Graphis elegans

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Fungi
Ascomycota
Ascomycetes
Ostropales
Graphidaceae
Graphis
elegans

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

Graphis elegans (Sm.) Ach.

Thallus grey-white, continuous, minutely roughened, thick in parts, thin to disappearing in others, somewhat shiny. Lirellae prominent, very long (3-6 × 0.5 mm), black, flexuous, but unbranched, thalline margin absent, proper exciple black, prominent, furrowed into 2-5 ridges, almost closed, disc dark. Ascospores 6-8 per ascus, the largest 9-11-locular, 9-12 × 35-56 µm. Chemistry: Norstictic acid.

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Graphis elegans (Sm.) Ach.
Graphis elegans (Sm.) Ach.
Galloway, D. J. (1985)
Graphis elegans (Sm.) Ach.
Graphis elegans (Sm.) Ach.
Galloway, D.J. (2007)
Graphis elegans (Sm.) Ach.
Opegrapha elegans Sm.
Opegrapha elegans Sm.
Galloway, D.J. (2007)
Graphis elegans (Sm.) Ach.

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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
17 August 2009
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