''Szczawinskia'' is a

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of leaf-dwelling lichens in the family

Pilocarpaceae The Pilocarpaceae are a family of crustose lichens in the order Lecanorales. The species of this family have a cosmopolitan distribution and have been found in a variety of climatic regions. Pilocarpaceae was circumscribed by Alexander Zahlbruck ...

. The genus contains five species. The genus was

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by Canadian mycologist Alvin Funk in 1984, with '' Szczawinskia tsugae'' assigned as the

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. The genus name ''Szczawinskia'' honours (Russian-) Canadian

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Adam Franciszek Szczawinski (1913–2006).

Species

*'' Szczawinskia foliicola'' *'' Szczawinskia leucopoda'' *'' Szczawinskia phylicae'' *'' Szczawinskia tsugae'' The species formerly known as ''Szczawinskia permira'' is now known as '' Uluguria permira''.

References

Pilocarpaceae Lichen genera Lecanorales genera Taxa described in 1984 {{Lecanorales-stub