LICHENOLOGICAL FINDINGS OF NEW AND RARE SPECIES IN CENTRAL RUSSIA

Five lichen species: Buellia uberior, Micarea laeta, M. microareolata, Ramonia himelbrantii, Thelocarpon intermediellum are reported for the first time for the territory of Central Russia (the name implies the Central Federal District). Another six lichen species: Biatora chrysantha, Micarea byssacea, M. elachista, M. pusilla, M. soralifera, M. tomentosa, and two lichenicolous fungi: Heterocephalacria physciacearum and Lichenoconium erodens, are rarely mentioned in regional lichenological lists. Our records expand knowledge on the distribution of these species. The voucher specimens are stored in the Herbaria of the Komarov Botanical Institute RAS (LE-L), Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden RAS (MHA), and Bryansk State University (BRSU). © 2022, Komarov Botanical Institute. All rights reserved.