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Rusavskia
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Rusavskia

Rusavskia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. It has 12 species. It is a member of the subfamily Xanthorioideae. The thallus of Rusavskia is characterized by its foliose (leaf-like) structure with distinct and typically narrow lobes that curve outwards.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Elegant Sunburst Lichen

speciesRusavskia elegans

Sugared Sunburst Lichen

speciesRusavskia sorediata

Rusavskia digitata

speciesRusavskia digitata

Rusavskia papillifera

speciesRusavskia papillifera

Rusavskia aspera

speciesRusavskia aspera

Rusavskia ectaniza

speciesRusavskia ectaniza

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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 532755.