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Urban mosses and lichens of Atlantic Canada

This guide is meant to assist Atlantic Canadians with continuing their natural history explorations through the year, as mosses and lichens (and liverworts!) are some of the few groups that are just as easy to identify in the winter as they are in the summer. There are a broad diversity of ...more ↓

Sphagnum mosses 1
Sphagnum
bristly haircap moss 2
Polytrichum piliferum
juniper haircap moss 3
Polytrichum juniperinum
common haircap moss 4
Polytrichum commune
stairstep moss 5
Hylocomium splendens
pincushion moss 6
Leucobryum glaucum
Redshank 7
Ceratodon purpureus
broom moss 8
Dicranum scoparium
Big Shaggy-moss 9
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
Northern Peatmoss 10
Sphagnum capillifolium
Girgensohn's Peatmoss 11
Sphagnum girgensohnii
Red-stemmed Feather Moss 12
Pleurozium schreberi
shingle moss 13
Neckera pennata
Ostrich-plume Moss 14
Ptilium crista-castrensis
Magellan's Peatmoss 15
Sphagnum magellanicum
star moss 16
Tortula ruralis
brocade moss 13
Hypnum imponens
Recurved Brotherella Moss 12
Brotherella recurvans
Whip Fork Moss 17
Dicranum flagellare
boulder broom moss 18
Dicranum fulvum
Dicranum viride
Common Pocket-moss 19
Fissidens taxifolius
Hedwig's fringeleaf moss 20
Hedwigia ciliata
crisped pincushion 17
Ulota crispa
Granitic Cypress Plaitmoss 21
Hypnum cupressiforme filiforme
Plagiomnium
Woodsy Thyme-moss 22
Plagiomnium cuspidatum
Mnium 23
Dark-green Bristle Moss 24
Orthotrichum sordidum
Many-flowered Pylaisia Moss 25
Pylaisiella polyantha
creeping feather-moss 25
Amblystegium serpens
Hypnum pallescens 18
Smooth-stalk Feather-moss 26
Brachythecium salebrosum
Silvery Bryum 4
Bryum argenteum
Atrichum 27
Fontinalis 28
Flat-brocade Moss 29
Platygyrium repens
Tetraphis Moss 13
Tetraphis pellucida
nodding thread-moss 30
Pohlia nutans
Andreaea
Tree Lungwort 31
Lobaria pulmonaria
Mealy Pixie Cup 32
Cladonia chlorophaea
shield lichen 33
Parmelia sulcata
Globe Ball Lichen 34
Sphaerophorus globosus
Common Sunburst Lichen 35
Xanthoria parietina
Smooth Rock Tripe 36
Umbilicaria mammulata
Mealy Shadow Lichen 37
Phaeophyscia orbicularis
Pink Earth Lichen 38
Dibaeis baeomyces
Textured Lung Lichen 39
Lobaria scrobiculata
Parmotrema crinitum 2
Salted Shield Lichen 40
Parmelia saxatilis
Varied Rag Lichen 2
Platismatia glauca
common greenshield lichen 41
Flavoparmelia caperata
Lipstick Powderhorn 41
Cladonia macilenta
Dragon Horn 42
Cladonia squamosa
Hooded Tube Lichen 2
Hypogymnia physodes
British soldier lichen 43
Cladonia cristatella
freckled pelt lichen 44
Peltigera aphthosa
Candy Lichen 2
Icmadophila ericetorum
gray reindeer lichen
Cladonia rangiferina
yellow map lichen 41
Rhizocarpon geographicum
Bushy beard lichen 45
Usnea strigosa
Thorn Lichen 46
Cladonia uncialis
Smooth Horn Lichen 47
Cladonia gracilis
Oakmoss 2
Evernia prunastri
Treeflute Lichen 48
Menegazzia terebrata
Hooded Rosette Lichen 2
Physcia adscendens
Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen 11
Cladonia stellaris
Common Toadskin Lichen 1
Lasallia papulosa
Bottlebrush Shield Lichen 40
Parmelia squarrosa
scaly pelt lichen 49
Peltigera praetextata
horizontal pelt lichen 41
Peltigera horizontalis
rough speckled shield lichen 45
Punctelia rudecta
Star Rosette Lichen 50
Physcia stellaris
Powdery Goldspeck 40
Candelariella efflorescens
Concentric Ring Lichen 51
Arctoparmelia centrifuga
Trumpet Lichen 52
Cladonia fimbriata
Powder-headed Tube Lichen 53
Hypogymnia tubulosa
peppered pelt lichen 54
Peltigera evansiana
Powdered Funnel Lichen 51
Cladonia cenotea
Sieve Lichen 2
Cladonia multiformis
Chicita's Sea Storm Lichen 55
Cetrelia chicitae
dog pelt lichen 56
Peltigera canina
Tree Jelly 51
Collema subflaccidum
Blue Jellyskin 57
Leptogium cyanescens
Finger-scale Foam 55
Stereocaulon dactylophyllum
Powdered Sunshine Lichen 41
Vulpicida pinastri
Orange-cored Shadow Lichen 58
Phaeophyscia rubropulchra
Crumpled Rag Lichen 54
Platismatia tuckermanii
Boreal Oakmoss 55
Evernia mesomorpha
Sinewed Bushy Lichen 45
Ramalina americana
Boreal Beard Lichen 59
Usnea subfloridana
Salted Starburst Lichen 60
Imshaugia aleurites
Punctured Bushy Lichen 61
Ramalina dilacerata
Abraded Camouflage Lichen 62
Melanelixia subaurifera
Menegazzia subsimilis 55
rosette lichen 63
Physcia millegrana
Smooth-footed Powderhorn 64
Cladonia ochrochlora
Shaggy-fringe Lichen 45
Anaptychia palmulata
Finger Ring Lichen 55
Arctoparmelia incurva

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