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Lichen publications

 

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Lichens are composite organisms comprising, in most cases, an Ascomycete fungus and a unicellular green alga. More than 3200 species are known to occur in Australia and its territories, representing about 400 genera in about 100 families. Lichens are especially diverse in tropical and temperate regions, that is, near the east coast from north Queensland to Tasmania. While species numbers are far smaller in semi-arid and arid parts of the country, their biomass in those regions is considerable and their biological significance profound. ABRS has published the first four lichen volumes of the Flora of Australia and maintains a comprehensive online checklist of Australian species.

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Flora of Australia series

Flora of Australia 54 - Lichens - Introduction, Lecanorales 1
  • Flora of Australia Volume 54
    Lichens—Introduction, Lecanorales 1 - OUT OF PRINT
  • Flora of Australia Volume 55
    Lichens—Lecanorales 2, Parmeliaceae - OUT OF PRINT
  • Flora of Australia Volume 56A
    Lichens 4
  • Flora of Australia Volume 57
    Lichens 5
  • Flora of Australia Volume 58A
    Lichens 3 - OUT OF PRINT

Flora of Australia Supplementary Series

  • Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 7
    Checklist of Australian Lichens and Allied Fungi - OUT OF PRINT
  • Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 9
    Lichens of rainforest in Tasmania and south-eastern Australia - OUT OF PRINT
  • Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 11
    Key to the Genera of Australia Lichens: Apothecial Crusts - OUT OF PRINT
  • Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 15
    Tasmanian Lichens: Identification, Distribution and Conservation Status
    I. Parmeliaceae
    - OUT OF PRINT
  • Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 19
    Catalogue of Australian Lichens - OUT OF PRINT
  • Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 23
    Key to the Genera of Australian Macrolichens - OUT OF PRINT

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