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Ramalina intermedia (Delise ex Nyl.) Nyl.
Ramalinaceae

Ramalina intermedia (Delise ex Nyl.) Nyl.

Ramalina intermedia (Delise ex Nyl.) Nyl.

Ramalina intermedia is a small fruticose lichen that grows on trees or rocks, defined by specific morphological and chemical traits.

Ramalina americana Hale
Ramalinaceae

Ramalina americana Hale

Ramalina americana Hale

Ramalina americana Hale is an obligately epiphytic lichen found in eastern North America that contains usnic acid.

Ramalina dilacerata (Hoffm.) Hoffm.
Ramalinaceae

Ramalina dilacerata (Hoffm.) Hoffm.

Ramalina dilacerata (Hoffm.) Hoffm.

Ramalina dilacerata is a fruticose lichen found in western North America and rare parts of Italy, growing on acid tree bark.

Ramalina leptocarpha Tuck.
Ramalinaceae

Ramalina leptocarpha Tuck.

Ramalina leptocarpha Tuck.

Ramalina leptocarpha (western strap lichen) is a western North American cartilage lichen first described in 1858.

Ramalina celastri (Spreng.) A.Massal.
Ramalinaceae

Ramalina celastri (Spreng.) A.Massal.

Ramalina celastri (Spreng.) A.Massal.

Ramalina celastri is a widely distributed tropical lichen used for atmospheric biomonitoring in Argentina.

Ramalina fastigiata (Pers.) Ach.
Ramalinaceae

Ramalina fastigiata (Pers.) Ach.

Ramalina fastigiata (Pers.) Ach.

Ramalina fastigiata is a common fruticose lichen in Ramalinaceae found in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Ramalina fraxinea (L.) Ach.
Ramalinaceae

Ramalina fraxinea (L.) Ach.

Ramalina fraxinea (L.) Ach.

Ramalina fraxinea, the cartilage lichen, is a declining fruticose epiphytic lichen with historical uses.

Ramalina peruviana Ach.
Ramalinaceae

Ramalina peruviana Ach.

Ramalina peruviana Ach.

Ramalina peruviana is a widely distributed subtropical-warm temperate lichen with distinct morphological and reproductive traits.

Ramalina polymorpha (Lilj.) Ach.
Ramalinaceae

Ramalina polymorpha (Lilj.) Ach.

Ramalina polymorpha (Lilj.) Ach.

Ramalina polymorpha is a strap lichen native to Europe with scattered occurrences in North America, studied for potential pharmaceutical or supplement use.

Ramalina siliquosa (Huds.) A.L.Sm.
Ramalinaceae

Ramalina siliquosa (Huds.) A.L.Sm.

Ramalina siliquosa (Huds.) A.L.Sm.

Ramalina siliquosa (sea ivory) is a salt-tolerant coastal branched lichen found across parts of Europe.

Niebla homalea (Ach.) Rundel & Bowler
Ramalinaceae

Niebla homalea (Ach.) Rundel & Bowler

Niebla homalea (Ach.) Rundel & Bowler

Niebla homalea is a fruticose rock-dwelling lichen found in foggy Pacific coastal areas of North America.

Waynea californica Moberg
Ramalinaceae

Waynea californica Moberg

Waynea californica Moberg

Waynea californica Moberg is a squamulose lichen known mainly from California that grows primarily on oak tree trunks.

Bacidia rubella (Hoffm.) A.Massal.
Ramalinaceae

Bacidia rubella (Hoffm.) A.Massal.

Bacidia rubella (Hoffm.) A.Massal.

Bacidia rubella is a nitrophilous lichen that mostly grows on mature tree bark, widespread across much of Europe.

Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Baumg.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Baumg.

Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Baumg.

Cladonia furcata is a branched Cladonia lichen that commonly grows in low to mid elevation coastal North American forests.

Cladonia confusa R.Sant.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia confusa R.Sant.

Cladonia confusa R.Sant.

Cladonia confusa R.Sant. is a common terricolous lichen with yellow-green podetia, found across multiple global regions.

Cladonia subulata (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia subulata (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

Cladonia subulata (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

Cladonia subulata is a fruticose cup lichen in Cladoniaceae, known in North America as antlered powderhorn or antlered cup lichen.

Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.

Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.

Cladonia macilenta Hoffm. is a small to medium cup-less Cladonia lichen found on acidic substrates in open heath and woodland.

Cladonia squamosa Hoffm.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia squamosa Hoffm.

Cladonia squamosa Hoffm.

Cladonia squamosa Hoffm. is a widely distributed lichen that grows on specific mosses across multiple continents.

Cladonia portentosa (Dufour) Coem.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia portentosa (Dufour) Coem.

Cladonia portentosa (Dufour) Coem.

Cladonia portentosa is a branched lichen that forms 6 cm tall compact mats, with wider branching angles than Cladonia rangiferina.

Cladonia cristatella Tuck.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia cristatella Tuck.

Cladonia cristatella Tuck.

Cladonia cristatella, the British soldiers lichen, is a fruticose cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae family first described in 1858.

Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber

Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber

Cladonia rangiferina, commonly reindeer lichen, is a slow-growing stress-tolerant lichen with documented traditional uses.

Cladonia sulphurina (Michx.) Fr.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia sulphurina (Michx.) Fr.

Cladonia sulphurina (Michx.) Fr.

Cladonia sulphurina is a cup lichen in Cladoniaceae, not assessed by IUCN as of 2021, and listed endangered in Iceland.

Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.

Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.

Cladonia deformis, the lesser sulphur cup lichen, is a fruticose cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae family.

Cladonia uncialis (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia uncialis (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

Cladonia uncialis (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

Cladonia uncialis is a fruticose cup lichen in Cladoniaceae, known as thorn Cladonia in North America.

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