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Cladonia incrassata Flörke
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia incrassata Flörke

Cladonia incrassata Flörke

Cladonia incrassata is a cup lichen species in Cladoniaceae, found in Europe and North America, described in 1828.

Cladonia leporina Fr., 1831
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia leporina Fr., 1831

Cladonia leporina Fr., 1831

Cladonia leporina, or jester lichen, is a Cladoniaceae lichen described in 1831, with its northernmost known occurrence in New York state.

Cladonia parasitica (Hoffm.) Hoffm.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia parasitica (Hoffm.) Hoffm.

Cladonia parasitica (Hoffm.) Hoffm.

Cladonia parasitica is a lichen that grows on old wood, found in North America and Eurasia, and indicates old-growth forest.

Cladonia perforata A.Evans
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia perforata A.Evans

Cladonia perforata A.Evans

Cladonia perforata A.Evans is a poorly studied rare lichen endemic to specific habitats in Florida, USA.

Cladonia pocillum (Ach.) O.J.Rich.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia pocillum (Ach.) O.J.Rich.

Cladonia pocillum (Ach.) O.J.Rich.

Cladonia pocillum is a Cladoniaceae lichen that hosts many species of lichenicolous fungi.

Cladonia prostrata A.Evans
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia prostrata A.Evans

Cladonia prostrata A.Evans

Cladonia prostrata is an endangered lichen endemic to the U.S. southeast coastal plain, growing in xeric relict dune habitats.

Cladonia strepsilis (Ach.) Mont.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia strepsilis (Ach.) Mont.

Cladonia strepsilis (Ach.) Mont.

Cladonia strepsilis, the olive cup lichen, is an endangered cup lichen found in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Cladonia subradiata (Vain.) Sandst.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia subradiata (Vain.) Sandst.

Cladonia subradiata (Vain.) Sandst.

Cladonia subradiata is a widely distributed lichen that grows in primary montane rainforests on humus or boulders.

Cladonia arbuscula (Wallr.) Flot.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia arbuscula (Wallr.) Flot.

Cladonia arbuscula (Wallr.) Flot.

Cladonia arbuscula is a widely distributed reindeer lichen that favors cool, open, northern habitats and reproduces both sexually and asexually.

Cladonia evansii des Abb.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia evansii des Abb.

Cladonia evansii des Abb.

Cladonia evansii is a Cladoniaceae lichen found in the southeastern US and Cuba, first formally named by Henry Nicollon des Abbayes.

Cladonia cervicornis (Ach.) Flot.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia cervicornis (Ach.) Flot.

Cladonia cervicornis (Ach.) Flot.

Cladonia cervicornis is a cup lichen from Cladoniaceae, known colloquially in North America as ladder lichen or elk's-horn cup lichen.

Cladonia grayi G.Merr. ex Sandst.
Cladoniaceae

Cladonia grayi G.Merr. ex Sandst.

Cladonia grayi G.Merr. ex Sandst.

Cladonia grayi is a widespread, goblet-podetia lichen with almost cosmopolitan distribution, most abundant in the Northern Hemisphere.

Pilophorus acicularis (Ach.) Th.Fr.
Cladoniaceae

Pilophorus acicularis (Ach.) Th.Fr.

Pilophorus acicularis (Ach.) Th.Fr.

Pilophorus acicularis is a common tripartite lichen that mostly grows on silicate stone in western North America and East Asia.

Pulchrocladia retipora (Labill.) S.Stenroos, Pino-Bodas & Ahti
Cladoniaceae

Pulchrocladia retipora (Labill.) S.Stenroos, Pino-Bodas & Ahti

Pulchrocladia retipora (Labill.) S.Stenroos, Pino-Bodas & Ahti

Pulchrocladia retipora (coral lichen) is a lace-like cladoniiform lichen found in Australasian subalpine habitats, used in decoration.

Pulchrocladia ferdinandii (Müll.Arg.) S.Stenroos, Pino-Bodas & Ahti
Cladoniaceae

Pulchrocladia ferdinandii (Müll.Arg.) S.Stenroos, Pino-Bodas & Ahti

Pulchrocladia ferdinandii (Müll.Arg.) S.Stenroos, Pino-Bodas & Ahti

Pulchrocladia ferdinandii is an Australian lichen species in the Cladoniaceae family with pseudopodetia up to 15 cm tall.

Lecanora xylophila Hue
Lecanoraceae

Lecanora xylophila Hue

Lecanora xylophila Hue

Lecanora xylophila is a 1915-described crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae.

Lecanora hybocarpa (Tuck.) Brodo
Lecanoraceae

Lecanora hybocarpa (Tuck.) Brodo

Lecanora hybocarpa (Tuck.) Brodo

Lecanora hybocarpa is a crustose lichen, with true occurrence unconfirmed in Europe per a 2025 reassessment study.

Lecanora polytropa (Hoffm.) Rabenh.
Lecanoraceae

Lecanora polytropa (Hoffm.) Rabenh.

Lecanora polytropa (Hoffm.) Rabenh.

Lecanora polytropa is a small, widely distributed saxicolous lichen that grows in exposed, high-altitude volcanic and polar environments.

Verseghya thysanophora (R.C.Harris) S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös, Farkas & Hur
Pertusariaceae

Verseghya thysanophora (R.C.Harris) S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös, Farkas & Hur

Verseghya thysanophora (R.C.Harris) S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös, Farkas & Hur

Verseghya thysanophora is a lichen species with characteristic morphology, chemistry, and a broad scattered distribution across multiple continents.

Lecanora albella (Pers.) Ach.
Lecanoraceae

Lecanora albella (Pers.) Ach.

Lecanora albella (Pers.) Ach.

Lecanora albella is a cosmopolitan crustose lichen from the Lecanoraceae family.

Lecanora argopholis (Ach.) Ach.
Lecanoraceae

Lecanora argopholis (Ach.) Ach.

Lecanora argopholis (Ach.) Ach.

Lecanora argopholis is a crustose lichen in Lecanoraceae with a circumpolar distribution, first published in 1803 and reclassified in 1810.

Glaucomaria carpinea (L.) S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös & Farkas
Lecanoraceae

Glaucomaria carpinea (L.) S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös & Farkas

Glaucomaria carpinea (L.) S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös & Farkas

Glaucomaria carpinea is a widely distributed crustose bark lichen with morphological variation but consistent anatomy and chemistry.

Glaucomaria rupicola (L.) P.F.Cannon
Lecanoraceae

Glaucomaria rupicola (L.) P.F.Cannon

Glaucomaria rupicola (L.) P.F.Cannon

Glaucomaria rupicola is a widespread crustose saxicolous lichen with a bipolar to subcosmopolitan distribution.

Lecanora strobilina (Spreng.) Kieff.
Lecanoraceae

Lecanora strobilina (Spreng.) Kieff.

Lecanora strobilina (Spreng.) Kieff.

The mealy rim lichen, Lecanora strobilina, is a crustose lichen distributed across multiple regions of the Americas and the Mediterranean.

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