Graphis alboscripta
Graphis alboscripta, commonly known as white script lichen, is a species of epiphytic lichen that is endemic to the west coast of Scotland. Nationally rare, its distribution is confined to hazel woodlands.[1][3]
| Graphis alboscripta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Ostropales |
| Family: | Graphidaceae |
| Genus: | Graphis |
| Species: | G. alboscripta |
| Binomial name | |
| Graphis alboscripta Coppins & P.James (1992) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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See also
References
- "Species & Habitat Detail" Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Biodiversity Scotland. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- "Synonym List of Lichens & Lichenicolous Fungi - E to H" British Lichen Society. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- Smout, T. C., MacDonald, R. and Watson, Fiona (2007) A History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland 1500-1920. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-3294-7. Plates 4b and c, page 178ff.
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