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Catillariaceae
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Catillariaceae

The Catillariaceae are a family of crustose lichens in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution, especially in temperate areas. The family contains five genera and about 130 species, most of which form crusty growths tightly attached to rocks, bark, or soil.

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4 branches of this family, most-observed first

Solenopsora

genusSolenopsora

Catillaria

genusCatillaria

Xanthopsorella

genusXanthopsorella

Placolecis

genusPlacolecis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 175159.