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Ground Frost Lichen
Physconia muscigena
Physconia muscigena is a species of lichen in the family Physciaceae. It exhibits a foliose growth form with lobes that are generally ascending and concave at the tips. The upper cortex is grey-brown to brown in color and often mostly to completely pruinose (or covered in calcium oxalate crystals known as pruina).
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Range & habitat
Physconia muscigena is often found growing mosses, small plants (such as Selaginella), or detritus atop of soil or rock. Its distribution is cosmopolitan, found on all continents including Antarctica. It is a host to the lichenicolous fungus species Tetramelas pulverulentus.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology and distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 228071.