New additions to the Lichen biota of Jammu and Kashmir, India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i4/170590Keywords:
Bhaderwah, Lichen, Biota, Jammu and Kashmir, Doda.Abstract
The present study, carried out on Lichen biota in the sub-alpine and alpine regions of Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir has revealed 15 species belonging to 15 genera and 09 families as new distributional records. All the species are appended herewith a brief description, illustrations together with notes on their Distribution and Ecology.
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