Pertusaria lactea is a species of warty crustose lichens in the Pertusariaceae family.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Pertusariales |
| Family: | Pertusariaceae |
| Genus: | Pertusaria |
| Species: | P. lactea
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| Pertusaria lactea (L.) Arnold
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These lichens are white to cream or pale grey. They mainly can be found on northern exposed siliceous or calcareous rocks.[3]
This species is present in North America, Arctic, Europe, Asia and South Africa.[4]
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