Yellow Map Lichen; World Map Lichen

Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC.

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Rhizocarpon geographicum (Yellow Map Lichen; World Map Lichen) is a species of Fungi in the family Rhizocarpaceae. They are native to Eastern North America.

URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/eastern_north_america
Definition: From the Atlantic to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato

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EOL has data for 9 attributes, including:

host of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002453
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Protoparmelia atriseda (Fr.) R. Sant. & V. Wirth (protoparmelia lichen)
parasitized by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002445
- Comment: Auto-added during harvest #37. A human needs to edit this.
- Attribution: Global Biotic Interactions
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Polycoccum versisporum (Bagl. & Carestia) D. Hawksw.
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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growth habit
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/growthHabit
- Definition: general growth form, including size and branching. Some organisms have different growth habits depending on environment or location
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html#habit PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
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crustose
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/crustose
- Definition: crustlike, growing tight against the substrate
- Attribution: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/lichens/lichenmm.html
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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moraine
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000177
- Definition: An accumulation of boulders, stones, or other debris carried and deposited by a glacier.
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Eastern North America
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/eastern_north_america
- Definition: From the Atlantic to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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symbiotroph
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/symbiotroph
- Definition: A consumer that acquires nutrition from a symbiont
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Yellow map lichen; World map lichen. View this species on GBIF

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Yellow map lichen; World map lichen includes 1 child:

Rhizocarpon geographicum subsp. frigidum (Räsänen) Hertel