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Lecanora is a genus of lichen

Lichen

Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...

belonging to the suborder Lecanorineae

Lecanorineae

Lecanorineae are a suborder of pezizomycetes fungi, commonly known as the lichens and rostrate asci.-References:*C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. ISBN 0-471-52229-5...

Historical Mention

Lecanora Tartarea was probably the Viking dye-moss (Old Norse: lit-mosi from litr "dye" + mosi "moss") from which the English word litmus derives because it is commonly found in Norway and Sweden.

External links

Index Fungorum

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