Thirteen species of the lichen genus Sticta (Schreber) Ach., are recognized in the New Zealand flora viz.: S. babingtonii, S. caliginosa, S. colinii sp. nov., S. cinereoglauca, S. filix, S. fuliginosa, S. lacera, S. latifrons, S. limbata, S. martinii, S. squamata, S. subcaperata and S. sublimbata . A key to species, synonymy and typification, descriptions of all taxa, biogeographical affinities and distribution maps are presented. Sticta livida is excluded from the New Zealand flora.
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