Lichens of Mission Trails Regional Park

There has been 70 species of lichen found within Mission Trails Regional Park. Some of these species have been verified while other have not. This means this list is not absolute but an attempt at cataloging species that may occur in the park.

Cumberland Rock Shield 1
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia
Mealy Pixie Cup 2
Cladonia chlorophaea
common greenshield lichen 3
Flavoparmelia caperata
Tight Rock-shield 4
Xanthoparmelia lineola
Common Powderhorn 5
Cladonia coniocraea
Stonewall Rim Lichen 6
Protoparmeliopsis muralis
shield lichens 7
Parmelia
Trumpet Lichen 8
Cladonia fimbriata
Common Sunburst Lichen 9
Xanthoria parietina
yellow map lichen 3
Rhizocarpon geographicum
Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen 1
Polycauliona polycarpa
Speckled Greenshield 15
Flavopunctelia flaventior
Beaded Rosette Lichen 16
Physcia tribacia
Dragon Horn 18
Cladonia squamosa
Mealy Lichens
Leprocaulon
Arnold's Parmotrema Lichen 1
Parmotrema arnoldii
Hooded Rosette Lichen 1
Physcia adscendens
Poplar Sunburst Lichen 19
Xanthomendoza hasseana
Red Firedot Lichen 23
Caloplaca luteominia
Firm Cup Lichen
Cladonia firma
Mealy Forked Cladonia 25
Cladonia scabriuscula

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