Key to the Lichen Genera of South Africa

Although Lichens are in turmoil due to recent DNA reconfigurations of genera and familial affiliations, we still need a key to try and grapple with our identifications.

This is list based on Alan M. Fryday 's2015. A new checklist of lichenised, lichenicolous and allied fungi reported ...more ↓

All 77

Blast Lichens ¹
Blastenia

Firedot Lichens ²
Caloplaca

Flame Lichens ³
Dufourea

Flavoplaca ⁴

Hair Lichens ⁵
Teloschistes

Flame Lichens (Xanthodactylon - now Dufourea) ⁶
Xanthodactylon

Sunburst Lichens ⁷
Xanthoria

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Key to the Lichen Genera of South Africa

Blast Lichens 1 Blastenia

Firedot Lichens 2 Caloplaca

Flame Lichens 3 Dufourea

Flavoplaca 4

Hair Lichens 5 Teloschistes

Flame Lichens (Xanthodactylon - now Dufourea) 6 Xanthodactylon

Sunburst Lichens 7 Xanthoria