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Rusavskia sorediata (Vain.) S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt
Teloschistaceae

Rusavskia sorediata (Vain.) S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt

Rusavskia sorediata (Vain.) S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt

Rusavskia sorediata is a widely distributed Northern Hemisphere rock-dwelling crustose lichen commonly called sugared sunburst lichen.

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Teloschistaceae

Niorma chrysophthalma (L.) S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, Elix, A.Thell, M.H.Jeong & Hur

Niorma chrysophthalma (L.) S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, Elix, A.Thell, M.H.Jeong & Hur

Gold-eye lichen Niorma chrysophthalma is a fruticose lichen with a cosmopolitan distribution, that produces antiviral parietin.

Teloschistes flavicans (Sw.) Norman
Teloschistaceae

Teloschistes flavicans (Sw.) Norman

Teloschistes flavicans (Sw.) Norman

Golden hair-lichen is a widespread saffron-pigmented fruticose lichen that grows on rocks and tree branches.

Teloschistes exilis (Mich.) Vain.
Teloschistaceae

Teloschistes exilis (Mich.) Vain.

Teloschistes exilis (Mich.) Vain.

Teloschistes exilis is a bark-dwelling fruticose lichen from the Americas in the family Teloschistaceae.

Teloschistes velifer F.Wilson
Teloschistaceae

Teloschistes velifer F.Wilson

Teloschistes velifer F.Wilson

Teloschistes velifer is a lichen with a characteristic shrubby upright thallus and defined reproductive structural traits.

Teloschistes capensis (L.f.) Müll.Arg.
Teloschistaceae

Teloschistes capensis (L.f.) Müll.Arg.

Teloschistes capensis (L.f.) Müll.Arg.

Teloschistes capensis is an upright fruticose orange to yellowish shrubby lichen with characteristic apothecia and spores.

Brigantiaea leucoxantha (Spreng.) R.Sant. & Hafellner
Brigantiaeaceae

Brigantiaea leucoxantha (Spreng.) R.Sant. & Hafellner

Brigantiaea leucoxantha (Spreng.) R.Sant. & Hafellner

Brigantiaea leucoxantha is a crustose lichen in the family Brigantiaeaceae, first described in 1820 and reclassified in 1982.

Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC.
Rhizocarpaceae

Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC.

Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC.

Rhizocarpon geographicum, the map lichen, is a widely distributed rock-dwelling lichen that hosts the lichenicolous fungus Muellerella pygmaea.

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum Anders
Rhizocarpaceae

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum Anders

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum Anders

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum is a yellow-green crustose lichen with described structure, ecology, and seasonal sexual spore release.

Porpidia crustulata (Ach.) Hertel & Knoph
Lecideaceae

Porpidia crustulata (Ach.) Hertel & Knoph

Porpidia crustulata (Ach.) Hertel & Knoph

Porpidia crustulata, the concentric boulder lichen, is a widely distributed rock-growing lichen with concentric dark fruiting rings.

Porpidia macrocarpa (DC.) Hertel & A.J.Schwab
Lecideaceae

Porpidia macrocarpa (DC.) Hertel & A.J.Schwab

Porpidia macrocarpa (DC.) Hertel & A.J.Schwab

Porpidia macrocarpa is a species of crustose lichen with characteristic morphological and chemical traits described here.

Porpidia flavicunda (Ach.) Gowan
Lecideaceae

Porpidia flavicunda (Ach.) Gowan

Porpidia flavicunda (Ach.) Gowan

Porpidia flavicunda is a yellow-orange crustose lichen that grows on siliceous rock with a circumpolar arctic and boreal distribution.

Lecidea fuscoatra (L.) Ach.
Lecideaceae

Lecidea fuscoatra (L.) Ach.

Lecidea fuscoatra (L.) Ach.

Lecidea fuscoatra is a widespread crustose lichen that grows on acidic and worked stone, found across Europe, North Africa, North America, and Asia.

Lecidea tessellata Flörke
Lecideaceae

Lecidea tessellata Flörke

Lecidea tessellata Flörke

This is a detailed morphological and chemical description of the lichen Lecidea tessellata Flörke.

Lecidea atrobrunnea (DC.) Schaer.
Lecideaceae

Lecidea atrobrunnea (DC.) Schaer.

Lecidea atrobrunnea (DC.) Schaer.

Lecidea atrobrunnea is a variable group of lichen-forming fungi common on North American western mountain rock faces.

Romjularia lurida (Ach.) Timdal
Lecideaceae

Romjularia lurida (Ach.) Timdal

Romjularia lurida (Ach.) Timdal

Romjularia lurida is a squamulose lichen found across parts of Europe, North Africa, Western Asia, and scattered sites in North America

Physcia aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Fürnr.
Physciaceae

Physcia aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Fürnr.

Physcia aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Fürnr.

Physcia aipolia, the hoary rosette lichen, is a pollution-resistant foliose lichen used as an air quality bioindicator.

Physcia adscendens H.Olivier
Physciaceae

Physcia adscendens H.Olivier

Physcia adscendens H.Olivier

Physcia adscendens is a widespread, highly successful lichen that grows on rocks and trees across European urban areas.

Physcia stellaris (L.) Nyl.
Physciaceae

Physcia stellaris (L.) Nyl.

Physcia stellaris (L.) Nyl.

Physcia stellaris is a foliose lichen distinguished by its lack of soredia, found on bark and rock in temperate North America and Europe.

Physcia caesia (Hoffm.) Fürnr.
Physciaceae

Physcia caesia (Hoffm.) Fürnr.

Physcia caesia (Hoffm.) Fürnr.

Physcia caesia is a widespread foliose lichen that grows on rocks and other substrates, with intermediate air pollution sensitivity.

Physcia millegrana Degel.
Physciaceae

Physcia millegrana Degel.

Physcia millegrana Degel.

Physcia millegrana, the mealy rosette lichen, is a common, bark-dwelling foliose lichen found in the eastern United States.

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Physciaceae

Polyblastidium squamulosum (Degel.) Kalb

Polyblastidium squamulosum (Degel.) Kalb

Polyblastidium squamulosum is a corticolous foliose lichen from the Physciaceae family found in North America.

Leucodermia leucomelos (L.) Kalb
Physciaceae

Leucodermia leucomelos (L.) Kalb

Leucodermia leucomelos (L.) Kalb

Leucodermia leucomelos is a foliose to fruticose lichen with a broad but uncommon distribution across the Americas, Africa, and Atlantic islands.

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Physciaceae

Kurokawia palmulata (Michx.) S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös & Hur

Kurokawia palmulata (Michx.) S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös & Hur

Kurokawia palmulata is a foliose lichen endemic to eastern North America and eastern Asia, growing on hardwood bark or rock.

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