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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 ↓

Witch's Hair ¹
Alectoria sarmentosa

Moosehair Lichen ²
Bryoria trichodes

Bryoria bicolor ³

Bryoria carlottae

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

Smooth Horn Lichen ¹⁰
Cladonia gracilis

Giant Cladonia Lichen ¹¹
Cladonia maxima

Thorn Lichen ¹²
Cladonia uncialis

Ticker-tape Lichen ³
Hypogymnia duplicata

Budding Tube Lichen ¹
Hypogymnia enteromorpha

Salted Shield Lichen ¹³
Parmelia saxatilis

Bottlebrush Shield Lichen ¹³
Parmelia squarrosa

shield lichen ¹⁴
Parmelia sulcata

Herre's Ragged Lichen
Platismatia herrei

Varied Rag Lichen ¹
Platismatia glauca

Platismatia lacunosa ¹⁵

Platismatia norvegica ⁵

Globe Ball Lichen ¹⁶
Sphaerophorus globosus

Bunodophoron melanocarpum

Stereocaulon ¹⁷

Old Man's Beard ¹⁸
Usnea longissima

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Lichen of the Yakutat Ranger District, Tongass National Forest

Witch's Hair 1 Alectoria sarmentosa

Moosehair Lichen 2 Bryoria trichodes

Bryoria bicolor 3

Bryoria carlottae

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

Smooth Horn Lichen 10 Cladonia gracilis

Giant Cladonia Lichen 11 Cladonia maxima

Thorn Lichen 12 Cladonia uncialis

Ticker-tape Lichen 3 Hypogymnia duplicata

Budding Tube Lichen 1 Hypogymnia enteromorpha

Salted Shield Lichen 13 Parmelia saxatilis

Bottlebrush Shield Lichen 13 Parmelia squarrosa

shield lichen 14 Parmelia sulcata

Herre's Ragged Lichen Platismatia herrei

Varied Rag Lichen 1 Platismatia glauca

Platismatia lacunosa 15

Platismatia norvegica 5

Globe Ball Lichen 16 Sphaerophorus globosus