Map Lichen

Rhizocarpon anaperum (Vain.) Vain.

Rhizocarpon anaperum (Map Lichen) is a species of Fungi in the family Rhizocarpaceae.

EOL has data for 4 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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high arctic
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/highArctic
- Definition: Zones A, B and C, per the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map (CAVM Team 2003)
- Attribution: http://www.arcticatlas.org/maps/themes/cp/cpbz
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growth habit
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/growthHabit
- Definition: general growth form, including size and branching. Some organisms have different growth habits depending on environment or location
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html#habit PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
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crustose
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/crustose
- Definition: crustlike, growing tight against the substrate
- Attribution: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/lichens/lichenmm.html
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
- Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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osmotroph
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2601246
- Definition: uptake of dissolved organic compounds by osmosis for nutrition
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of map lichen. View this species on GBIF