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Melanelia stygia (L.) Essl.
Parmeliaceae

Melanelia stygia (L.) Essl.

Melanelia stygia (L.) Essl.

Melanelia stygia is a dark, slow-growing circumpolar arctic-alpine foliose lichen that can be used to dye wool tan to brown.

Parmotrema crinitum (Ach.) M.Choisy
Parmeliaceae

Parmotrema crinitum (Ach.) M.Choisy

Parmotrema crinitum (Ach.) M.Choisy

Parmotrema crinitum, the salted ruffle lichen, is a bark-dwelling foliose lichen in Parmeliaceae, first described in 1814.

Parmotrema reticulatum (Taylor) M.Choisy
Parmeliaceae

Parmotrema reticulatum (Taylor) M.Choisy

Parmotrema reticulatum (Taylor) M.Choisy

Parmotrema reticulatum is a widely distributed foliose lichen used in traditional medicine and studied for breast cancer treatment.

Parmotrema perlatum (Huds.) M.Choisy
Parmeliaceae

Parmotrema perlatum (Huds.) M.Choisy

Parmotrema perlatum (Huds.) M.Choisy

Parmotrema perlatum (Huds.) M.Choisy is a widespread foliose lichen found across temperate and tropical regions, used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine.

Parmotrema arnoldii (Du Rietz) Hale
Parmeliaceae

Parmotrema arnoldii (Du Rietz) Hale

Parmotrema arnoldii (Du Rietz) Hale

Parmotrema arnoldii is a widely distributed temperate lichen species with distinct morphological and chemical characteristics.

Parmotrema austrosinense (Zahlbr.) Hale
Parmeliaceae

Parmotrema austrosinense (Zahlbr.) Hale

Parmotrema austrosinense (Zahlbr.) Hale

Parmotrema austrosinense is a widely distributed Parmeliaceae lichen first described in 1930 and moved to Parmotrema in 1974.

Parmotrema hypoleucinum (Steiner) Hale
Parmeliaceae

Parmotrema hypoleucinum (Steiner) Hale

Parmotrema hypoleucinum (Steiner) Hale

Parmotrema hypoleucinum is a foliose lichen in Parmeliaceae that contains chemicals with documented anti-inflammatory interest.

Parmotrema perforatum (Jacq.) A.Massal.
Parmeliaceae

Parmotrema perforatum (Jacq.) A.Massal.

Parmotrema perforatum (Jacq.) A.Massal.

Parmotrema perforatum, the perforated ruffle lichen, is a gray foliose lichen in Parmeliaceae with characteristic centrally perforated apothecia.

Parmotrema tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale
Parmeliaceae

Parmotrema tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale

Parmotrema tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale

Parmotrema tinctorum is a widely distributed gray lichen with black lower surfaces, found most often in North America and Europe.

Parmotrema submarginale (Michx.) DePriest & B.Hale
Parmeliaceae

Parmotrema submarginale (Michx.) DePriest & B.Hale

Parmotrema submarginale (Michx.) DePriest & B.Hale

Parmotrema submarginale is a corticolous foliose lichen in Parmeliaceae found across multiple continents, and hosts one documented lichenicolous fungus.

Platismatia glauca (L.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.
Parmeliaceae

Platismatia glauca (L.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.

Platismatia glauca (L.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.

Platismatia glauca is a foliose lichen species with distinct morphological and chemical characteristics described here.

Platismatia herrei (Imsh.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.
Parmeliaceae

Platismatia herrei (Imsh.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.

Platismatia herrei (Imsh.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.

Platismatia herrei is a corticolous foliose lichen from western North America, with unresolved relations to P. stenophylla.

Platismatia stenophylla (Tuck.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.
Parmeliaceae

Platismatia stenophylla (Tuck.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.

Platismatia stenophylla (Tuck.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.

Platismatia stenophylla is a corticolous foliose lichen found near shores in coastal western North America.

Platismatia tuckermanii (Oakes) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.
Parmeliaceae

Platismatia tuckermanii (Oakes) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.

Platismatia tuckermanii (Oakes) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.

Platismatia tuckermanii is an endemic Eastern North American lichen that typically grows on conifer bark.

Bryoria fuscescens (Gyeln.) Brodo & D.Hawksw.
Parmeliaceae

Bryoria fuscescens (Gyeln.) Brodo & D.Hawksw.

Bryoria fuscescens (Gyeln.) Brodo & D.Hawksw.

Bryoria fuscescens is a Parmeliaceae lichen, unassessed by IUCN as of 2021, and classified vulnerable in Iceland.

Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale
Parmeliaceae

Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale

Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale

Flavoparmelia caperata is a medium to large foliose lichen with distinct pale yellow-green upper cortex when dry.

Flavoparmelia baltimorensis (Gyeln. & Fóriss) Hale
Parmeliaceae

Flavoparmelia baltimorensis (Gyeln. & Fóriss) Hale

Flavoparmelia baltimorensis (Gyeln. & Fóriss) Hale

Flavoparmelia baltimorensis, the rock greenshield, is a medium-large foliose lichen that grows on rock in shaded or exposed sites.

Flavoparmelia soredians (Nyl.) Hale
Parmeliaceae

Flavoparmelia soredians (Nyl.) Hale

Flavoparmelia soredians (Nyl.) Hale

Flavoparmelia soredians is a widely distributed foliose lichen in Parmeliaceae that increased in the Netherlands after sulphur dioxide levels dropped.

Hypotrachyna revoluta (Flörke) Hale
Parmeliaceae

Hypotrachyna revoluta (Flörke) Hale

Hypotrachyna revoluta (Flörke) Hale

Hypotrachyna revoluta is a cosmopolitan fungus species in the Parmeliaceae family.

Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl.
Parmeliaceae

Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl.

Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl.

Hypogymnia physodes, the monk's-hood lichen, is a common Northern Hemisphere foliose lichen often used as a pollution biomonitor.

Hypogymnia imshaugii Krog
Parmeliaceae

Hypogymnia imshaugii Krog

Hypogymnia imshaugii Krog

Hypogymnia imshaugii, the forked tube lichen, is a common foliose lichen that grows on conifer branches in dry inland areas.

Hypogymnia tubulosa (Schaer.) Hav.
Parmeliaceae

Hypogymnia tubulosa (Schaer.) Hav.

Hypogymnia tubulosa (Schaer.) Hav.

Hypogymnia tubulosa is a foliose lichen in Parmeliaceae, host to the gall-inducing lichenicolous fungus Tremella tubulosae.

Hypogymnia duplicata (Ach.) Rass.
Parmeliaceae

Hypogymnia duplicata (Ach.) Rass.

Hypogymnia duplicata (Ach.) Rass.

Hypogymnia duplicata, ticker-tape lichen, is a foliose lichen native to the Pacific Coast of northwestern North America.

Hypogymnia enteromorpha (Ach.) Nyl.
Parmeliaceae

Hypogymnia enteromorpha (Ach.) Nyl.

Hypogymnia enteromorpha (Ach.) Nyl.

Hypogymnia enteromorpha is a foliose tube lichen common in conifer forests of western North America.

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