''Sticta rhizinata'' is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Colombia, it was formally described by Bibiana Moncada and

Robert Lücking Robert Lücking (born 1964) is a German lichenologist. He is a leading expert on foliicolous lichens–lichens that live on leaves. Life and career Born in Ulm in 1964, Lücking earned both his master's (1990) and PhD degree (1994) at the Univer ...

in 2012. It is a member of the '' Sticta weigelii'' species complex. The type specimen was collected in Chingaza National Natural Park ( Cundinamarca) at an altitude of . The lichen is only known to occur in the Andes of Colombia at altitudes between . Here it grows on the ground, often associated with bryophytes of the genera '' Plagiochila'', ''

Frullania ''Frullania'' is the only genus of liverworts in family Frullaniaceae. It contains the following species: A *''Frullania aculeata'' Taylor, 1846 *''Frullania acutata'' Caspary, 1887 *''Frullania acutiloba'' Gerola, 1947 *'' Frullania akiyama ...

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Campylopus ''Campylopus'' is a genus of 180 species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek ''campylos'', meaning curved, and ''pous'', meaning foot, referring to the setae which curve downwards. Di ...

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Dicranum ''Dicranum'' is a genus of mosses, also called wind-blown mosses or fork mosses. These mosses form in densely packed clumps. Stems may fork, but do not branch. In general, upright stems will be single but packed together. ''Dicranum'' is distrib ...

''. Frequent lichen associates include '' Everniastrum'', ''

Hypotrachyna ''Hypotrachyna'' is a genus of lichenized fungi within the family Parmeliaceae The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2700 species in 71 genera, it is the largest family of lichen-forming fungi. The m ...

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Peltigera ''Peltigera'' is a genus of approximately 100 species of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. Commonly known as the dog or pelt lichens, species of ''Peltigera'' are often terricolous (growing on soil), but can also occur on moss, trees, ...

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specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

''rhizinata'' refers to its conspicuous rhizines.

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rhizinata Lichen species Lichens described in 2012 Lichens of Colombia Taxa named by Robert Lücking {{Peltigerales-stub