The Halifax Public Gardens

Guide to the lichen and trees found in the Public Gardens. Species list based on the following publication: The lichen-forming fungi in the Halifax Public Gardens, Nova Scotia by Anwar Tumur, and David H.S. Richardson ( ...more ↓

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Taxonomy
« Back To Higher Ascomycetes Subphylum Pezizomycotina
- Common Lichens Class Lecanoromycetes
  - 41 Subclass Lecanoromycetidae
  - 3 Subclass Ostropomycetidae

Burred Horsehair Lichen ¹
Bryoria furcellata

Moosehair Lichen ²
Bryoria trichodes

Boreal Button Lichen ³
Buellia disciformis

Buellia stillingiana
Buellia erubescens

Common Powderhorn ⁴
Cladonia coniocraea

British soldier lichen ⁵
Cladonia cristatella

Trumpet Lichen ⁶
Cladonia fimbriata

Smooth-footed Powderhorn ⁷
Cladonia ochrochlora

Pebbled Pixie Cup ⁸
Cladonia pyxidata

Boreal Oakmoss ⁹
Evernia mesomorpha

common greenshield lichen ¹⁰
Flavoparmelia caperata

Speckled Greenshield ¹¹
Flavopunctelia flaventior

Hooded Tube Lichen ¹²
Hypogymnia physodes

Powder-headed Tube Lichen ¹³
Hypogymnia tubulosa

Beaded Rim-lichen ¹⁴
Lecanora cinereofusca

rim lichen ¹⁵
Lecanora conizaeoides

Lecanora hagenii ¹⁶
Myriolecis hagenii

Fused Rim Lichen ¹
Lecanora symmicta

Mapledust Lichen ⁹
Lecanora thysanophora

Lepraria caesiella ¹

Loxospora pustulata ¹
Lepra pustulata

Melanelixia glabratula

Abraded Camouflage Lichen ¹⁷
Melanelixia subaurifera

Mycoblastus caesius ⁹

Powdery Saucer Lichen ¹⁴
Ochrolechia androgyna

Tree Saucer Lichen ¹²
Ochrolechia arborea

Bottlebrush Shield Lichen ¹⁴
Parmelia squarrosa

Mealy Shadow Lichen ¹⁸
Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Pom-pom Shadow Lichen ⁹
Phaeophyscia pusilloides

Orange-cored Shadow Lichen ¹⁹
Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Hooded Rosette Lichen ¹²
Physcia adscendens

Hoary Rosette Lichen ²⁰
Physcia aipolia

Star Rosette Lichen ²¹
Physcia stellaris

Bottlebrush Frost Lichen ²
Physconia detersa

Varied Rag Lichen ¹²
Platismatia glauca

rough speckled shield lichen ¹¹
Punctelia rudecta

Sinewed Bushy Lichen ¹¹
Ramalina americana

Farinose Cartilage Lichen ²²
Ramalina farinacea

Frayed Ribbon Lichen ²³
Ramalina roesleri

Scoliciosporum chlorococcum ¹⁴

Boreal Beard Lichen ²⁴
Usnea subfloridana

Fishbone Beard Lichen ⁹
Usnea dasopoga

Common Sunburst Lichen ²⁵
Xanthoria parietina

Xanthoria polycarpa ¹²
Polycauliona polycarpa

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The Halifax Public Gardens

Burred Horsehair Lichen 1 Bryoria furcellata

Moosehair Lichen 2 Bryoria trichodes

Boreal Button Lichen 3 Buellia disciformis

Buellia stillingiana Buellia erubescens

Common Powderhorn 4 Cladonia coniocraea

British soldier lichen 5 Cladonia cristatella

Trumpet Lichen 6 Cladonia fimbriata

Smooth-footed Powderhorn 7 Cladonia ochrochlora

Pebbled Pixie Cup 8 Cladonia pyxidata

Boreal Oakmoss 9 Evernia mesomorpha

common greenshield lichen 10 Flavoparmelia caperata

Speckled Greenshield 11 Flavopunctelia flaventior

Hooded Tube Lichen 12 Hypogymnia physodes

Powder-headed Tube Lichen 13 Hypogymnia tubulosa

Beaded Rim-lichen 14 Lecanora cinereofusca

rim lichen 15 Lecanora conizaeoides

Lecanora hagenii 16 Myriolecis hagenii

Fused Rim Lichen 1 Lecanora symmicta

Mapledust Lichen 9 Lecanora thysanophora

Lepraria caesiella 1

Loxospora pustulata 1 Lepra pustulata

Melanelixia glabratula

Abraded Camouflage Lichen 17 Melanelixia subaurifera

Mycoblastus caesius 9

Powdery Saucer Lichen 14 Ochrolechia androgyna

Tree Saucer Lichen 12 Ochrolechia arborea

Bottlebrush Shield Lichen 14 Parmelia squarrosa

Mealy Shadow Lichen 18 Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Pom-pom Shadow Lichen 9 Phaeophyscia pusilloides

Orange-cored Shadow Lichen 19 Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Hooded Rosette Lichen 12 Physcia adscendens

Hoary Rosette Lichen 20 Physcia aipolia

Star Rosette Lichen 21 Physcia stellaris

Bottlebrush Frost Lichen 2 Physconia detersa

Varied Rag Lichen 12 Platismatia glauca

rough speckled shield lichen 11 Punctelia rudecta

Sinewed Bushy Lichen 11 Ramalina americana

Farinose Cartilage Lichen 22 Ramalina farinacea

Frayed Ribbon Lichen 23 Ramalina roesleri

Scoliciosporum chlorococcum 14

Boreal Beard Lichen 24 Usnea subfloridana

Fishbone Beard Lichen 9 Usnea dasopoga

Common Sunburst Lichen 25 Xanthoria parietina

Xanthoria polycarpa 12 Polycauliona polycarpa