Pertusaria lactea

Pertusaria lactea
	Pertusaria lactea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Pertusariales
Family:	Pertusariaceae
Genus:	Pertusaria
Species:	P. lactea
Binomial name
	Pertusaria lactea; (L.) Arnold
Synonyms
	Lepraria lactea (L.) Hue; Lichen lacteus L.; Ochrolechia lactea (L.) Matzer & Hafellner;

Pertusaria lactea is a species of warty crustose lichens in the Pertusariaceae family.[1][2]

These lichens are white to cream or pale grey. They mainly can be found on northern exposed siliceous or calcareous rocks.[3]

This species is present in North America, Arctic, Europe, Asia and South Africa.[4]

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