Calicium abietinum

Calicium abietinum, commonly known as fir pin or black stubble,[1] is a crustose lichen that is found growing on trees throughout much of the world.

Calicium abietinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Caliciaceae
Genus: Calicium
Species:
C. abietinum
Binomial name
Calicium abietinum

The species is found in North America from Mexico to Canada, England, Central Europe to Central Scandinavia, Asia, South America[1] and in the South West of Western Australia.[2]

References

  1. "Calicium abietinum Species Fact Sheet" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. "Calicium abietinum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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