Category:Lichens of the Caucasus
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- This category contains articles related to the lichens of the Caucasus in Eurasia. It includes lichen taxa that are native to the Caucasus Mountains
- Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic.
- For the purposes of this category, the "Caucasus" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, and adpoted here for use with lichen flora. That is, the geographic region known as the Caucasus is defined as including the following areas, typically defined by the political boundaries of its constituents:
- The North Caucasus — including the Russian federal subjects (republics and krai) of Adygea, Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, Krasnodar Krai, North Ossetia–Alania, and Stavropol Krai
- The Transcaucasus — including the countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia; their autonomous republics of Abkhazia (Georgia), Adjara (Georgia), Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Azerbaijan) as well as Nagorno-Karabakh.
- It is included within the larger geographic region of temperate Asia, and is in the Eurasia region of Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
Pages in category "Lichens of the Caucasus"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.