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Dermatocarpaceae

Dermatocarpaceae

[dər¦mad·ō‚kär′pās·ē‚ē]
(botany)
A family of lichens in the order Pyrenulales having an umbilicate or squamulose growth form; most members grow on limestone or calcareous soils.
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