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Lichens of Banff National Park | Les lichens du parc national Banff

A guide to potential lichen species observed in Banff National Park of Canada. For more information about Banff National Park, please visit: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/banff/index.aspx (Note: The Parks ...more ↓

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Smoky Rim Lichen
Lecanora cenisia

Lecanora crenulata

Mossbane Rim Lichen
Lecanora epibryon

Stonewall Rim Lichen
Lecanora muralis

Granite-speck Rim Lichen
Lecanora polytropa

White Rim Lichen ¹
Lecanora rupicola

Lecanora varia

Lecidea atromarginata

Tile Lichen ²
Lecidea tessellata

Wulfen's Disk Lichen
Lecidella wulfenii

Dust Lichen ³
Lepraria incana

Zoned Dust Lichen
Lepraria neglecta

Lesser Cottonthread Lichen
Leprocaulon subalbicans

Bearded Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium saturninum

Birdnest Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium tenuissimum

Wolf Lichen ⁴
Letharia vulpina

Cabbage Lung Lichen
Lobaria linita

Tree Lungwort ⁵
Lobaria pulmonaria

Intermingled Camouflage Lichen
Melanelia commixta

Rimmed Camouflage Lichen
Melanelia hepatizon

Powdered Camouflage Lichen
Melanelia sorediata

Stygian Black-parmelia
Melanelia stygia

Arctic Kidney Lichen
Nephroma arcticum

Naked Kidney Lichen
Nephroma bellum

Alpine Kidney Lichen
Nephroma expallidum

Powdery Kidney Lichen ⁶
Nephroma parile

Powdery Saucer Lichen ⁷
Ochrolechia androgyna

Arctic Saucer Lichen
Ochrolechia frigida

Tundra Saucer Lichen
Ochrolechia upsaliensis

Lapland Bloodspot Lichen
Ophioparma lapponica

Brown-gray Moss-shingle Lichen ²
Pannaria pezizoides

Shield Lichen ⁸
Parmelia sulcata

Green Starburst Lichen ⁹
Parmeliopsis ambigua

Gray Starburst Lichen ¹⁰
Parmeliopsis hyperopta

Freckle Pelt ¹¹
Peltigera aphthosa

Dog Lichen ³
Peltigera canina

horizontal felt lichen ¹²
Peltigera horizontalis

Scaly Pelt Lichen
Peltigera lepidophora

Ruffled Freckled Pelt ²
Peltigera leucophlebia

Veinless Pelt Lichen
Peltigera malacea

Peltigera polydactyla ¹
Peltigera polydactylon

Scaly Pelt Lichen ²
Peltigera praetextata

Field Dog Lichen
Peltigera rufescens

Greater Toad Pelt Lichen
Peltigera scabrosa

Fan Pelt Lichen ¹³
Peltigera venosa

Dark Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia sciastra

Hooded Rosette Lichen ¹³
Physcia adscendens

Hoary Rosette Lichen ³
Physcia aipolia

Powder-tipped Rosette Lichen ¹⁴
Physcia dubia

Bottlebrush Frost Lichen
Physconia detersa

Ground Frost Lichen
Physconia muscigena

Lilliput Ink Lichen
Placynthium asperellum

Placynthium subradiatum

Varied Rag Lichen ¹³
Platismatia glauca

Chewing Gum Lichen
Protoblastenia rupestris

coarse rockwool ¹³
Pseudephebe minuscula

Fine Rockwool Lichen
Pseudephebe pubescens

Blushing Scale ¹⁵
Psora decipiens

Pea-green Scale Lichen
Psora rubiformis

Green Moss-shingle Lichen
Psoroma hypnorum

Farinose Cartilage Lichen ¹⁶
Ramalina farinacea

Dotted Ribbon Lichen
Ramalina fastigiata

Powdery Twig Lichen ¹⁷
Ramalina pollinaria

Angel's Hair
Ramalina thrausta

Snowy Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon chioneum

Single-spored Map Lichen ²
Rhizocarpon disporum

Map Lichen ¹²
Rhizocarpon geographicum

Boreal Single-spored Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon grande

Rinodina annulata

Rinodina archaea

Rinodina roscida

Tundra Pepper-spore Lichen
Rinodina turfacea

Lesser Tundra Owl Lichen
Solorina bispora

Chocolate Chip Lichen
Solorina crocea

Common Chocolate Chip Lichen
Solorina saccata

Fringed Chocolate Chip Lichen
Solorina spongiosa

Alpine Foam Lichen
Stereocaulon alpinum

Granular Soil Foam Lichen
Stereocaulon condensatum

Pixie Foam
Stereocaulon pileatum

Woolly Foam ¹³
Stereocaulon tomentosum

Whiteworm Lichen ¹⁸
Thamnolia subuliformis

Toninia candida

Powdered Wrinkle Lichen ¹⁹
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla

Tuckermannopsis ciliaris ²⁰

Flattened Thornbush Lichen
Tuckermannopsis merrillii

Peppered Rock Tripe ²¹
Umbilicaria deusta

Granulating Rocktripe Lichen
Umbilicaria hirsuta

Blistered Rock Tripe ²²
Umbilicaria hyperborea

Greater Salted Rocktripe Lichen ²³
Umbilicaria proboscidea

Roughened Rocktripe Lichen
Umbilicaria rigida

Arctic Frosted Rock Tripe ²⁴
Umbilicaria vellea

Blushing Rock Tripe ¹
Umbilicaria virginis

Usnea alpina

Spotted Beard Lichen
Usnea glabrescens

Boreal Beard Lichen ¹³
Usnea subfloridana

Tight Rock-shield ²⁵
Xanthoparmelia lineola

Shrubby Sunburst Lichen ¹³
Xanthoria candelaria

Elegant Sunburst Lichen ¹³
Xanthoria elegans

Hooded Sunburst Lichen
Xanthoria fallax

Sugared Sunburst Lichen ²⁶
Xanthoria sorediata

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Lichens of Banff National Park | Les lichens du parc national Banff

Smoky Rim Lichen Lecanora cenisia

Mossbane Rim Lichen Lecanora epibryon

Stonewall Rim Lichen Lecanora muralis

Granite-speck Rim Lichen Lecanora polytropa

White Rim Lichen 1 Lecanora rupicola

Tile Lichen 2 Lecidea tessellata

Wulfen's Disk Lichen Lecidella wulfenii

Dust Lichen 3 Lepraria incana

Zoned Dust Lichen Lepraria neglecta

Lesser Cottonthread Lichen Leprocaulon subalbicans

Bearded Jellyskin Lichen Leptogium saturninum

Birdnest Jellyskin Lichen Leptogium tenuissimum

Wolf Lichen 4 Letharia vulpina

Cabbage Lung Lichen Lobaria linita

Tree Lungwort 5 Lobaria pulmonaria

Intermingled Camouflage Lichen Melanelia commixta

Rimmed Camouflage Lichen Melanelia hepatizon

Powdered Camouflage Lichen Melanelia sorediata

Stygian Black-parmelia Melanelia stygia

Arctic Kidney Lichen Nephroma arcticum

Naked Kidney Lichen Nephroma bellum

Alpine Kidney Lichen Nephroma expallidum

Powdery Kidney Lichen 6 Nephroma parile

Powdery Saucer Lichen 7 Ochrolechia androgyna

Arctic Saucer Lichen Ochrolechia frigida

Tundra Saucer Lichen Ochrolechia upsaliensis

Lapland Bloodspot Lichen Ophioparma lapponica

Brown-gray Moss-shingle Lichen 2 Pannaria pezizoides

Shield Lichen 8 Parmelia sulcata

Green Starburst Lichen 9 Parmeliopsis ambigua

Gray Starburst Lichen 10 Parmeliopsis hyperopta

Freckle Pelt 11 Peltigera aphthosa

Dog Lichen 3 Peltigera canina

horizontal felt lichen 12 Peltigera horizontalis

Scaly Pelt Lichen Peltigera lepidophora

Ruffled Freckled Pelt 2 Peltigera leucophlebia

Veinless Pelt Lichen Peltigera malacea

Peltigera polydactyla 1 Peltigera polydactylon

Scaly Pelt Lichen 2 Peltigera praetextata

Field Dog Lichen Peltigera rufescens

Greater Toad Pelt Lichen Peltigera scabrosa

Fan Pelt Lichen 13 Peltigera venosa

Dark Shadow Lichen Phaeophyscia sciastra

Hooded Rosette Lichen 13 Physcia adscendens

Hoary Rosette Lichen 3 Physcia aipolia

Powder-tipped Rosette Lichen 14 Physcia dubia

Bottlebrush Frost Lichen Physconia detersa

Ground Frost Lichen Physconia muscigena

Lilliput Ink Lichen Placynthium asperellum

Varied Rag Lichen 13 Platismatia glauca

Chewing Gum Lichen Protoblastenia rupestris

coarse rockwool 13 Pseudephebe minuscula

Fine Rockwool Lichen Pseudephebe pubescens

Blushing Scale 15 Psora decipiens

Pea-green Scale Lichen Psora rubiformis

Green Moss-shingle Lichen Psoroma hypnorum

Farinose Cartilage Lichen 16 Ramalina farinacea

Dotted Ribbon Lichen Ramalina fastigiata

Powdery Twig Lichen 17 Ramalina pollinaria

Angel's Hair Ramalina thrausta

Snowy Map Lichen Rhizocarpon chioneum

Single-spored Map Lichen 2 Rhizocarpon disporum

Map Lichen 12 Rhizocarpon geographicum

Boreal Single-spored Map Lichen Rhizocarpon grande

Tundra Pepper-spore Lichen Rinodina turfacea

Lesser Tundra Owl Lichen Solorina bispora

Chocolate Chip Lichen Solorina crocea

Common Chocolate Chip Lichen Solorina saccata

Fringed Chocolate Chip Lichen Solorina spongiosa

Alpine Foam Lichen Stereocaulon alpinum

Granular Soil Foam Lichen Stereocaulon condensatum

Pixie Foam Stereocaulon pileatum

Woolly Foam 13 Stereocaulon tomentosum

Whiteworm Lichen 18 Thamnolia subuliformis

Powdered Wrinkle Lichen 19 Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla

Flattened Thornbush Lichen Tuckermannopsis merrillii

Peppered Rock Tripe 21 Umbilicaria deusta

Granulating Rocktripe Lichen Umbilicaria hirsuta

Blistered Rock Tripe 22 Umbilicaria hyperborea