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421 lichens species

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421 species

Smooth Rock Tripe — photo 1

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Smooth Rock Tripe

Umbilicaria mammulata

Rocktripes, Toadskin Lichens, and allies

common greenshield lichen — photo 1

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common greenshield lichen

Flavoparmelia caperata

shield lichens and allies

Tree Lungwort — photo 1

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Tree Lungwort

Lobaria pulmonaria

Pink Earth Lichen — photo 1

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Pink Earth Lichen

Dibaeis baeomyces

water lichens, whiteworm lichens, and allies

Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen — photo 1

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Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen

Porpidia albocaerulescens

Common Toadskin Lichen — photo 1

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Common Toadskin Lichen

Lasallia papulosa

Rocktripes, Toadskin Lichens, and allies

British soldier lichen — photo 1

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British soldier lichen

Cladonia cristatella

spindles and structured lichens

Common Sunburst Lichen — photo 1

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Common Sunburst Lichen

Xanthoria parietina

sunburst lichens, firedots, and allies

Bushy beard lichen — photo 1

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Bushy beard lichen

Usnea strigosa

shield lichens and allies

Crumpled Rag Lichen — photo 1

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Crumpled Rag Lichen

Platismatia tuckermanii

shield lichens and allies

Common Script Lichen — photo 1

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Common Script Lichen

Graphis scripta

Script Lichens and Allies

Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen — photo 1

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Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen

Cladonia stellaris

spindles and structured lichens

Yellow Ribbon Lichen — photo 1

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Yellow Ribbon Lichen

Usnocetraria oakesiana

shield lichens and allies

gray reindeer lichen — photo 1

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gray reindeer lichen

Cladonia rangiferina

spindles and structured lichens

rough speckled shield lichen — photo 1

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rough speckled shield lichen

Punctelia rudecta

shield lichens and allies

Boreal Oakmoss — photo 1

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Boreal Oakmoss

Evernia mesomorpha

shield lichens and allies

Netted shield lichen — photo 1

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Netted shield lichen

Parmelia sulcata

shield lichens and allies

powdered ruffle lichen — photo 1

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powdered ruffle lichen

Parmotrema hypotropum

shield lichens and allies

Smooth Lungwort — photo 1

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Smooth Lungwort

Ricasolia quercizans

Golden Moonglow Lichen — photo 1

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Golden Moonglow Lichen

Dimelaena oreina

Button and Allied Lichens

Lesser Rocktripe — photo 1

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Lesser Rocktripe

Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Rocktripes, Toadskin Lichens, and allies

Fishnet Cladonia — photo 1

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Fishnet Cladonia

Cladonia boryi

spindles and structured lichens

Pink-eyed White-rim — photo 1

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Pink-eyed White-rim

Lecanora protervula

rim lichens, disc lichens, and allies

rock greenshield lichen — photo 1

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rock greenshield lichen

Flavoparmelia baltimorensis

shield lichens and allies

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Species data from iNaturalist|Photos licensed under CC BY-NC