Lichen of the Yakutat Ranger District, Tongass National Forest

A guide of the known species of lichen on the Yakutat Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest in Yakutat, Alaska. There are several different types of lichen: 1. Crustose- which is crustlike and grows tightly against the substrate 2.Foliose- which form leaf-like flat sheets of tissue, ...more ↓

Powdered Honeycomb Lichen 4
Hypogymnia hultenii
Fruiting Honeycomb Lichen 5
Hypogymnia lophyrea
Iceland Lichen 6
Cetraria islandica
Powdered Wrinkle Lichen 7
Tuckermanopsis chlorophylla
gray reindeer lichen
Cladonia rangiferina
Reindeer Lichen 8
Cladonia arbuscula
Trumpet Lichen 9
Cladonia fimbriata
Toy Soldiers 1
Cladonia bellidiflora
Ticker-tape Lichen 3
Hypogymnia duplicata
Budding Tube Lichen 1
Hypogymnia enteromorpha
Candy Lichen 1
Icmadophila ericetorum
Bearded Jellyskin Lichen 13
Leptogium saturninum
Gray Lung Lichen 14
Lobaria hallii
Cabbage Lung Lichen 15
Lobaria linita
Lettuce Lichen 16
Lobaria oregana
Tree Lungwort 17
Lobaria pulmonaria
Smoker's Lung Lichen 18
Lobaria retigera
Textured Lung Lichen 19
Lobaria scrobiculata
Naked Kidney Lichen 20
Nephroma bellum
Fringed Kidney Lichen 1
Nephroma helveticum
Peppered Kidney Lichen
Nephroma isidiosum
Salted Shield Lichen 21
Parmelia saxatilis
Pimpled Kidney Lichen 14
Nephroma resupinatum
Bottlebrush Shield Lichen 21
Parmelia squarrosa
shield lichen 22
Parmelia sulcata
freckled pelt lichen 23
Peltigera aphthosa
dog pelt lichen 24
Peltigera canina
tree pelt lichen 1
Peltigera collina
membranous pelt lichen 1
Peltigera membranacea
carpet pelt lichen 1
Peltigera neopolydactyla
greater toad pelt lichen 5
Peltigera scabrosa
Yellow Specklebelly 1
Pseudocyphellaria crocata
Waterfingers Lichen 3
Siphula ceratites
Globe Ball Lichen 14
Sphaerophorus globosus
Old Man's Beard 27
Usnea longissima

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