Umbilicaria muhlenbergii
Plated rock tripe
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5/22/2024 · Higgins Mountain, Georgetown, Maine 
5/22/2024 · Higgins Mountain, Georgetown, Maine 
| Kingdom | Fungi | Mushrooms, lichens, gel fungi, yeasts, and molds; also called eukaryotes |
| Division | Ascomycota | Sac fungi |
| Subdivision | Pezizomycotina | Sac fungi with filaments |
| Class | Lecanoromycetes | “Lichenized” fungi |
| Family | Umbilicariaceae | The rock tripes, a family of Asco-lichenes in the order Lecanorales having a large, circular, umbilicate thallus |
| Genus | Umbilicaria | After “umbilicate,” or having a central depression, like a navel |
| Species | muhlenbergii | For Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815) a clergyman and botanist from Pennsylvania |
Umbilicaria muhlenbergii description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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