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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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Birdnest Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium tenuissimum

Wolf Lichen ¹
Letharia vulpina

Cabbage Lung Lichen
Lobaria linita

Tree Lungwort ²
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 ³
Nephroma parile

Brown-gray Moss-shingle Lichen ⁴
Pannaria pezizoides

Shield Lichen ⁵
Parmelia sulcata

Green Starburst Lichen ⁶
Parmeliopsis ambigua

Gray Starburst Lichen ⁷
Parmeliopsis hyperopta

Freckle Pelt ⁸
Peltigera aphthosa

Dog Lichen ⁹
Peltigera canina

horizontal felt lichen ¹⁰
Peltigera horizontalis

Scaly Pelt Lichen
Peltigera lepidophora

Ruffled Freckled Pelt ⁴
Peltigera leucophlebia

Veinless Pelt Lichen
Peltigera malacea

Peltigera polydactyla ¹¹
Peltigera polydactylon

Scaly Pelt Lichen ⁴
Peltigera praetextata

Field Dog Lichen
Peltigera rufescens

Greater Toad Pelt Lichen
Peltigera scabrosa

Fan Pelt Lichen ¹²
Peltigera venosa

Dark Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia sciastra

Hooded Rosette Lichen ¹²
Physcia adscendens

Hoary Rosette Lichen ⁹
Physcia aipolia

Powder-tipped Rosette Lichen ¹³
Physcia dubia

Bottlebrush Frost Lichen
Physconia detersa

Ground Frost Lichen
Physconia muscigena

Lilliput Ink Lichen
Placynthium asperellum

Placynthium subradiatum

Varied Rag Lichen ¹²
Platismatia glauca

Chewing Gum Lichen
Protoblastenia rupestris

coarse rockwool ¹²
Pseudephebe minuscula

Fine Rockwool Lichen
Pseudephebe pubescens

Blushing Scale ¹⁴
Psora decipiens

Pea-green Scale Lichen
Psora rubiformis

Green Moss-shingle Lichen
Psoroma hypnorum

Farinose Cartilage Lichen ¹⁵
Ramalina farinacea

Dotted Ribbon Lichen
Ramalina fastigiata

Powdery Twig Lichen ¹⁶
Ramalina pollinaria

Angel's Hair
Ramalina thrausta

Snowy Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon chioneum

Single-spored Map Lichen ⁴
Rhizocarpon disporum

Map Lichen ¹⁰
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 ¹²
Stereocaulon tomentosum

Toninia candida

Powdered Wrinkle Lichen ¹⁷
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla

Tuckermannopsis ciliaris ¹⁸

Flattened Thornbush Lichen
Tuckermannopsis merrillii

Usnea alpina

Spotted Beard Lichen
Usnea glabrescens

Boreal Beard Lichen ¹²
Usnea subfloridana

Tight Rock-shield ¹⁹
Xanthoparmelia lineola

Shrubby Sunburst Lichen ¹²
Xanthoria candelaria

Elegant Sunburst Lichen ¹²
Xanthoria elegans

Hooded Sunburst Lichen
Xanthoria fallax

Sugared Sunburst Lichen ²⁰
Xanthoria sorediata

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

Birdnest Jellyskin Lichen Leptogium tenuissimum

Wolf Lichen 1 Letharia vulpina

Cabbage Lung Lichen Lobaria linita

Tree Lungwort 2 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 3 Nephroma parile

Brown-gray Moss-shingle Lichen 4 Pannaria pezizoides

Shield Lichen 5 Parmelia sulcata

Green Starburst Lichen 6 Parmeliopsis ambigua

Gray Starburst Lichen 7 Parmeliopsis hyperopta

Freckle Pelt 8 Peltigera aphthosa

Dog Lichen 9 Peltigera canina

horizontal felt lichen 10 Peltigera horizontalis

Scaly Pelt Lichen Peltigera lepidophora

Ruffled Freckled Pelt 4 Peltigera leucophlebia

Veinless Pelt Lichen Peltigera malacea

Peltigera polydactyla 11 Peltigera polydactylon

Scaly Pelt Lichen 4 Peltigera praetextata

Field Dog Lichen Peltigera rufescens

Greater Toad Pelt Lichen Peltigera scabrosa

Fan Pelt Lichen 12 Peltigera venosa

Dark Shadow Lichen Phaeophyscia sciastra

Hooded Rosette Lichen 12 Physcia adscendens

Hoary Rosette Lichen 9 Physcia aipolia

Powder-tipped Rosette Lichen 13 Physcia dubia

Bottlebrush Frost Lichen Physconia detersa

Ground Frost Lichen Physconia muscigena

Lilliput Ink Lichen Placynthium asperellum

Placynthium subradiatum

Varied Rag Lichen 12 Platismatia glauca

Chewing Gum Lichen Protoblastenia rupestris

coarse rockwool 12 Pseudephebe minuscula

Fine Rockwool Lichen Pseudephebe pubescens

Blushing Scale 14 Psora decipiens

Pea-green Scale Lichen Psora rubiformis

Green Moss-shingle Lichen Psoroma hypnorum

Farinose Cartilage Lichen 15 Ramalina farinacea

Dotted Ribbon Lichen Ramalina fastigiata

Powdery Twig Lichen 16 Ramalina pollinaria

Angel's Hair Ramalina thrausta

Snowy Map Lichen Rhizocarpon chioneum

Single-spored Map Lichen 4 Rhizocarpon disporum

Map Lichen 10 Rhizocarpon geographicum

Boreal Single-spored Map Lichen Rhizocarpon grande