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Micarea prasina

Terricolous under kanuka, Waikereru Gisborne.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 25/04/2022, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Terricolous under kanuka, Waikereru Gisborne.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 24/04/2022, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Liginicolous, Waikereru Gisborne.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 26/01/2022, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Local on stump, Cox’s Bay Auckland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 17/02/2022, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Biostatus

Native

Current conservation status

2018 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Qualifiers: DP, SO

Structural class

Lichens - Squamulose

Lichen substrates

Corticolous (bark, wood), Terricolous (soil), Lignicolous (decorticated wood), Lichenicolous (other lichens)

Substrate details

Corticolous, lignicolous, terricolous, lichenicolous

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Micarea

Family

Pilocarpaceae

Authority

Micarea prasina Fr.

Endemic taxon

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Galloway D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. 2nd edition. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press. 2261 pp.

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