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Byssus incana Linnaeus
Sp. Pl.: 1169. 1753. (L)
Type: Dillenius, Hist. Musc.: pl. 1: fig. 3 (1742), voucher at OXF (LT fide J.R. Laundon, Lichenologist 24: 333. 1992). Epitype: "Byssus pulverulenta incana, farinae instar strata", Herb. Dillenius at OXF fide Jørgensen et al., Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 115: 270, 371. 1994
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See Lichen incanus (Linnaeus) Schreber 1771
See Lepra incana (Linnaeus) Wiggers 1780
See Phytoconis incana (Linnaeus) Bory 1797
See Lepraria incana (Linnaeus) Acharius 1798 (invalid)
See Lepraria incana (Linnaeus) Acharius 1803
See Pulveraria incana (Linnaeus) Flörke 1807
["Habitat solo glareoso, ad latera fossularum, juxta vias publicas."; cites Dill. musc. 3, t. 1, f. 3; Fl. Suec. 1131 ]

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