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Lichens of Subtropical Queensland R.W.Rogers
Preface
This set of notes and keys is written to assist identification of lichens from subtropical Queensland.
Subtropical Queensland has a rich and diverse lichen flora covering the range from rainforest
through eucalypt woodlands to arid grasslands. Each environment has its characteristic suite of
lichens, offering the naturalist great opportunity for study.
The keys benefit from information in the Flora of Australia series, but are not extracts from the
Flora. The keys include species not reported in the Flora and some keys are to genera not yet
covered in the flora project.
The task of completing the survey of lichens in subtropical Queensland is far from complete.
We need many more collections from almost all areas. There will be many new records to be
discovered, new species to describe and existing species names to move into synonymy as we
understand variation within species better.
These keys are preliminary, and comments would be welcome. I would like to know what has
worked, what has been difficult and what is simply defective.
You are welcome to copy these keys for your personal use, and to give copies to others, but my
copyright is always maintained.
Rod Rogers
December 2005
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