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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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Taxonomy
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- Shield Lichens and Allies Family Parmeliaceae
  - 42 Subfamily Parmelioideae
  - 3 Wrinkle Lichens Genus Tuckermannopsis [inactive]

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

Coelocaulon aculeatum
Cetraria aculeata

Arctic Butterfingers Lichen ⁴
Dactylina arctica

Frosted Finger Lichen
Dactylina ramulosa

Mountain Oakmoss Lichen ⁵
Evernia divaricata

Curled snow lichen ⁶
Flavocetraria cucullata

Crinkled Snow Lichen
Flavocetraria nivalis

Varnished Tube Lichen
Hypogymnia austerodes

Ticker-tape Lichen
Hypogymnia duplicata

Budding Tube Lichen ⁷
Hypogymnia enteromorpha

Imshaug's Tube Lichen ⁷
Hypogymnia imshaugii

Hooded Tube Lichen ⁷
Hypogymnia physodes

Heath Tube Lichen
Hypogymnia subobscura

Powder-headed Tube Lichen ⁸
Hypogymnia tubulosa

Wolf Lichen ⁹
Letharia vulpina

Intermingled Camouflage Lichen
Melanelia commixta

Rimmed Camouflage Lichen
Melanelia hepatizon

Powdered Camouflage Lichen
Melanelia sorediata

Stygian Black-parmelia
Melanelia stygia

Shield Lichen ¹⁰
Parmelia sulcata

Green Starburst Lichen ¹¹
Parmeliopsis ambigua

Gray Starburst Lichen ¹
Parmeliopsis hyperopta

Varied Rag Lichen ⁷
Platismatia glauca

coarse rockwool ⁷
Pseudephebe minuscula

Fine Rockwool Lichen
Pseudephebe pubescens

Powdered Wrinkle Lichen ¹²
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla

Tuckermannopsis ciliaris ¹³

Flattened Thornbush Lichen
Tuckermannopsis merrillii

Usnea alpina

Spotted Beard Lichen
Usnea glabrescens

Boreal Beard Lichen ⁷
Usnea subfloridana

Tight Rock-shield ¹⁴
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

Coelocaulon aculeatum Cetraria aculeata

Arctic Butterfingers Lichen 4 Dactylina arctica

Frosted Finger Lichen Dactylina ramulosa

Mountain Oakmoss Lichen 5 Evernia divaricata

Curled snow lichen 6 Flavocetraria cucullata

Crinkled Snow Lichen Flavocetraria nivalis

Varnished Tube Lichen Hypogymnia austerodes

Ticker-tape Lichen Hypogymnia duplicata

Budding Tube Lichen 7 Hypogymnia enteromorpha

Imshaug's Tube Lichen 7 Hypogymnia imshaugii

Hooded Tube Lichen 7 Hypogymnia physodes

Heath Tube Lichen Hypogymnia subobscura

Powder-headed Tube Lichen 8 Hypogymnia tubulosa

Wolf Lichen 9 Letharia vulpina

Intermingled Camouflage Lichen Melanelia commixta

Rimmed Camouflage Lichen Melanelia hepatizon

Powdered Camouflage Lichen Melanelia sorediata

Stygian Black-parmelia Melanelia stygia

Shield Lichen 10 Parmelia sulcata

Green Starburst Lichen 11 Parmeliopsis ambigua

Gray Starburst Lichen 1 Parmeliopsis hyperopta

Varied Rag Lichen 7 Platismatia glauca

coarse rockwool 7 Pseudephebe minuscula

Fine Rockwool Lichen Pseudephebe pubescens

Powdered Wrinkle Lichen 12 Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla

Tuckermannopsis ciliaris 13

Flattened Thornbush Lichen Tuckermannopsis merrillii