PLANTS Profile for Nephroma arcticum (arctic kidney lichen)

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PLANTS Profile

Nephroma arcticum (L.) Torss.
arctic kidney lichen

Symbol:

NEAR60

Group:

Lichen

Family:

Nephromataceae

Duration:

Lichenous

NA (not mapped)

More Information:

Related Taxa:
Nephroma arcticum (L.) Torss.

View 1 genera in Nephromataceae, 10 species in Nephroma

Classification:
Nephroma arcticum (L.) Torss.

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Kingdom	Fungi – Fungi
Division	Ascomycota – Sac fungi
Class	Ascomycetes
Order	Peltigerales
Family	Nephromataceae
Genus	Nephroma Ach. – kidney lichen
Species	Nephroma arcticum (L.) Torss. – arctic kidney lichen

More Accounts and Images:
Nephroma arcticum (L.) Torss.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 191286.

Time Generated: 11/23/2009 09:26 PM MST