Cultivators: Aino Henssen

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🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Aino Henssen (1925-2011) was a globally recognized lichenologist. Her interest in the organism advanced the study and understanding of lichen and actinomycete taxonomy. She wrote over 100 papers on lichen and had several named after her.

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