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Cap lichens
Scientific name: Baeomyces
Cap lichens
Scientific name: Baeomyces
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Description
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Cap lichens is a lichen-forming family of fungi that grow on rocks, trees, and other surfaces. Several species of this family are distinctive because they grow in a typical crust on the surface of their host, but then, unusually, may grow small mushroom-shaped fruiting bodies. The typical colors for the fungi of this family are green and white.
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Species of Cap lichens
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Scientific Classification
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