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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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Gray Witch's Hair
Alectoria nigricans

Green Witch's Hair
Alectoria ochroleuca

Rock Grubs ¹
Allantoparmelia alpicola

Bacidia bagliettoana

Biatora turgidula

Gray Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria capillaris

Resplendent Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria chalybeiformis

Tree-hair Lichen ²
Bryoria fremontii

Pale-footed Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria fuscescens

Shiny Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria glabra

Brittle Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria lanestris

Spangled Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria simplicior

Moosehair Lichen
Bryoria trichodes

Iceland Lichen
Cetraria ericetorum

Iceland Lichen ³
Cetraria islandica

Striped Iceland Lichen ¹
Cetraria laevigata

Cladina mitis ⁴
Cladonia mitis

Acutetip Cup Lichen ⁵
Cladonia acuminata

Wooden Soldiers Lichen
Cladonia botrytes

Cladonia brevis

Split-peg Lichen ⁶
Cladonia cariosa

Crowned Pixie-cup ⁶
Cladonia carneola

Powdered Funnel Lichen
Cladonia cenotea

Mealy Pixie Cup ⁷
Cladonia chlorophaea

Cup Lichen ⁸
Cladonia coccifera

Common Powderhorn ⁹
Cladonia coniocraea

Bighorn Lichen ¹⁰
Cladonia cornuta

Organ-pipe Lichen ⁶
Cladonia crispata

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen
Cladonia decorticata

Lesser Sulphur-cup Lichen ¹¹
Cladonia deformis

Cup Lichen ¹⁰
Cladonia ecmocyna

Trumpet Lichen ¹²
Cladonia fimbriata

Many-forked Cladonia ¹³
Cladonia furcata

Glaucous Pixie Lichen
Cladonia glauca

Smooth Horn Lichen ¹⁴
Cladonia gracilis

Lipstick Powderhorn ¹²
Cladonia macilenta

Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris
Cladonia macilenta bacillaris

Sieve Lichen ¹⁵
Cladonia multiformis

Felt Horn Lichen
Cladonia phyllophora

Red-fruited Pixie Cup ¹⁶
Cladonia pleurota

Rosette Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia pocillum

Peg Lichen
Cladonia polycarpoides

Pebbled Pixie Cup
Cladonia pyxidata

Peg Lichen
Cladonia sobolescens

Dragon Horn ¹⁵
Cladonia squamosa

Lesser Pied Pixie Lichen
Cladonia stricta

Antlered Powderhorn
Cladonia subulata

Coelocaulon aculeatum
Cetraria aculeata

Arctic Butterfingers Lichen ¹⁷
Dactylina arctica

Frosted Finger Lichen
Dactylina ramulosa

Mountain Oakmoss Lichen ¹⁸
Evernia divaricata

Curled snow lichen ¹⁹
Flavocetraria cucullata

Crinkled Snow Lichen
Flavocetraria nivalis

Varnished Tube Lichen
Hypogymnia austerodes

Ticker-tape Lichen
Hypogymnia duplicata

Budding Tube Lichen ¹⁵
Hypogymnia enteromorpha

Imshaug's Tube Lichen ¹⁵
Hypogymnia imshaugii

Hooded Tube Lichen ¹⁵
Hypogymnia physodes

Heath Tube Lichen
Hypogymnia subobscura

Powder-headed Tube Lichen ²⁰
Hypogymnia tubulosa

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 ²¹
Lecanora rupicola

Lecanora varia

Wulfen's Disk Lichen
Lecidella wulfenii

Dust Lichen ²²
Lepraria incana

Zoned Dust Lichen
Lepraria neglecta

Wolf Lichen ²³
Letharia vulpina

Intermingled Camouflage Lichen
Melanelia commixta

Rimmed Camouflage Lichen
Melanelia hepatizon

Powdered Camouflage Lichen
Melanelia sorediata

Stygian Black-parmelia
Melanelia stygia

Shield Lichen ²⁴
Parmelia sulcata

Green Starburst Lichen ²⁵
Parmeliopsis ambigua

Gray Starburst Lichen ¹
Parmeliopsis hyperopta

Varied Rag Lichen ¹⁵
Platismatia glauca

Chewing Gum Lichen
Protoblastenia rupestris

coarse rockwool ¹⁵
Pseudephebe minuscula

Fine Rockwool Lichen
Pseudephebe pubescens

Blushing Scale ²⁶
Psora decipiens

Pea-green Scale Lichen
Psora rubiformis

Farinose Cartilage Lichen ¹³
Ramalina farinacea

Dotted Ribbon Lichen
Ramalina fastigiata

Powdery Twig Lichen ¹⁴
Ramalina pollinaria

Angel's Hair
Ramalina thrausta

Alpine Foam Lichen
Stereocaulon alpinum

Granular Soil Foam Lichen
Stereocaulon condensatum

Pixie Foam
Stereocaulon pileatum

Woolly Foam ¹⁵
Stereocaulon tomentosum

Toninia candida

Powdered Wrinkle Lichen ²⁷
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla

Tuckermannopsis ciliaris ²⁸

Flattened Thornbush Lichen
Tuckermannopsis merrillii

Usnea alpina

Spotted Beard Lichen
Usnea glabrescens

Boreal Beard Lichen ¹⁵
Usnea subfloridana

Tight Rock-shield ²⁹
Xanthoparmelia lineola

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

Gray Witch's Hair Alectoria nigricans

Green Witch's Hair Alectoria ochroleuca

Rock Grubs 1 Allantoparmelia alpicola

Gray Horsehair Lichen Bryoria capillaris

Resplendent Horsehair Lichen Bryoria chalybeiformis

Tree-hair Lichen 2 Bryoria fremontii

Pale-footed Horsehair Lichen Bryoria fuscescens

Shiny Horsehair Lichen Bryoria glabra

Brittle Horsehair Lichen Bryoria lanestris

Spangled Horsehair Lichen Bryoria simplicior

Moosehair Lichen Bryoria trichodes

Iceland Lichen Cetraria ericetorum

Iceland Lichen 3 Cetraria islandica

Striped Iceland Lichen 1 Cetraria laevigata

Cladina mitis 4 Cladonia mitis

Acutetip Cup Lichen 5 Cladonia acuminata

Wooden Soldiers Lichen Cladonia botrytes

Split-peg Lichen 6 Cladonia cariosa

Crowned Pixie-cup 6 Cladonia carneola

Powdered Funnel Lichen Cladonia cenotea

Mealy Pixie Cup 7 Cladonia chlorophaea

Cup Lichen 8 Cladonia coccifera

Common Powderhorn 9 Cladonia coniocraea

Bighorn Lichen 10 Cladonia cornuta

Organ-pipe Lichen 6 Cladonia crispata

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen Cladonia decorticata

Lesser Sulphur-cup Lichen 11 Cladonia deformis

Cup Lichen 10 Cladonia ecmocyna

Trumpet Lichen 12 Cladonia fimbriata

Many-forked Cladonia 13 Cladonia furcata

Glaucous Pixie Lichen Cladonia glauca

Smooth Horn Lichen 14 Cladonia gracilis

Lipstick Powderhorn 12 Cladonia macilenta

Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris Cladonia macilenta bacillaris

Sieve Lichen 15 Cladonia multiformis

Felt Horn Lichen Cladonia phyllophora

Red-fruited Pixie Cup 16 Cladonia pleurota

Rosette Pixie-cup Lichen Cladonia pocillum

Peg Lichen Cladonia polycarpoides

Pebbled Pixie Cup Cladonia pyxidata

Peg Lichen Cladonia sobolescens

Dragon Horn 15 Cladonia squamosa

Lesser Pied Pixie Lichen Cladonia stricta

Antlered Powderhorn Cladonia subulata

Coelocaulon aculeatum Cetraria aculeata

Arctic Butterfingers Lichen 17 Dactylina arctica

Frosted Finger Lichen Dactylina ramulosa

Mountain Oakmoss Lichen 18 Evernia divaricata

Curled snow lichen 19 Flavocetraria cucullata

Crinkled Snow Lichen Flavocetraria nivalis

Varnished Tube Lichen Hypogymnia austerodes

Ticker-tape Lichen Hypogymnia duplicata

Budding Tube Lichen 15 Hypogymnia enteromorpha

Imshaug's Tube Lichen 15 Hypogymnia imshaugii

Hooded Tube Lichen 15 Hypogymnia physodes

Heath Tube Lichen Hypogymnia subobscura

Powder-headed Tube Lichen 20 Hypogymnia tubulosa

Smoky Rim Lichen Lecanora cenisia

Mossbane Rim Lichen Lecanora epibryon

Stonewall Rim Lichen Lecanora muralis

Granite-speck Rim Lichen Lecanora polytropa

White Rim Lichen 21 Lecanora rupicola

Wulfen's Disk Lichen Lecidella wulfenii

Dust Lichen 22 Lepraria incana

Zoned Dust Lichen Lepraria neglecta

Wolf Lichen 23 Letharia vulpina

Intermingled Camouflage Lichen Melanelia commixta

Rimmed Camouflage Lichen Melanelia hepatizon

Powdered Camouflage Lichen Melanelia sorediata

Stygian Black-parmelia Melanelia stygia

Shield Lichen 24 Parmelia sulcata

Green Starburst Lichen 25 Parmeliopsis ambigua

Gray Starburst Lichen 1 Parmeliopsis hyperopta

Varied Rag Lichen 15 Platismatia glauca

Chewing Gum Lichen Protoblastenia rupestris

coarse rockwool 15 Pseudephebe minuscula

Fine Rockwool Lichen Pseudephebe pubescens

Blushing Scale 26 Psora decipiens

Pea-green Scale Lichen Psora rubiformis