Niebla (lichen)
Encyclopedia
Niebla is a genus
of pale yellow-green fruticose lichen
s that grows on rocks, trees, and shrubs in foggy coastal areas. It is closely related to the more widespread Ramalina
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of pale yellow-green fruticose 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...
s that grows on rocks, trees, and shrubs in foggy coastal areas. It is closely related to the more widespread Ramalina
Ramalina
Ramalina is a genus of lichens belonging to the suborder Lecanorineae. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains over 240 species....
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Species
- Niebla cedrosensis
- Niebla cephalota
- Niebla ceruchis
- Niebla ceruchoides
- Niebla combeoides
- Niebla homalea
- Niebla isidiaescens
- Niebla laevigata
- Niebla polymorpha
- Niebla procera
- Niebla robusta
- Niebla tuberculata