Lichens of the Chicago Region

Wilhelm, G. 2018. Working Draft of the Lichens of the Chicago Region. Conservation Research Institute, Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Last Revised Jan 22, 2018.

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dusty cobblestone lichen
Acarospora americana

Acarospora badiofusca

brown cobblestone lichen ¹
Acarospora fuscata

Acarospora oligospora

hoary cobblestone lichen
Acarospora strigata

Acarospora tuckerae

Acarospora veronensis ²

Amandinea dakotensis

Tiny Button Lichen ³
Amandinea punctata

Shaggy-fringe Lichen ⁴
Anaptychia palmulata

Black-foam Lichen
Anzia colpodes

cinder lichen ⁵
Aspicilia cinerea

Aspicilia laevata ⁶

Athallia vitellinula

Athallia pyracea

Firedot Lichen ⁷
Athallia holocarpa

Bacidia bagliettoana

Bacidia granosa

Bacidia suffusa

Frosty-rimmed Dot Lichen ⁸
Bacidia rubella

Bacidia polychroa

Surprise Lichen ⁶
Bacidia schweinitzii

Bacidia circumspecta ⁹

Bacidia egenula

Bacidia delicata

Biatorella cyphalea

Bilimbia sabuletorum ⁷

Blastenia ferruginea

Brianaria sylvicola

Burred Horsehair Lichen ⁷
Bryoria furcellata

Buellia badia ¹⁰

Buellia erubescens ¹¹

Buellia maculata

Caeruleum immersum

white ring stubble lichen ¹²
Calicium glaucellum

Caloplaca microphyllina

Caloplaca pollinii

Caloplaca atroalba ⁶

Caloplaca camptidia

Caloplaca brunneola

Caloplaca ulmorum

gray-rimmed firedot lichen ⁴
Caloplaca cerina

Caloplaca sideritis

Rock Jewel Lichen ¹³
Caloplaca saxicola

Calicium abietinum ¹²

Texas Shield Lichen ³
Canoparmelia texana

Catillaria lenticularis

Catillaria nigroclavata ¹⁴

Sand-loving Iceland Lichen ¹⁵
Cetraria arenaria

Circinaria caesiocinerea ¹⁶

Circinaria calcarea ¹⁷

Circinaria contorta ¹⁸

Dragon Horn ¹⁹
Cladonia squamosa

Cladonia atlantica ¹

Sieve Lichen ¹⁶
Cladonia multiformis

Bronzed Pixie Lichen ¹⁰
Cladonia gracilis turbinata

Smooth Horn Lichen ²⁰
Cladonia gracilis

Cladonia homosekikaica

Cladonia cylindrica ⁷

Trumpet Lichen ²¹
Cladonia fimbriata

Red-fruited Pixie Cup ²²
Cladonia pleurota

Gray's Cup Lichen ²³
Cladonia grayi

Hidden Mealy Pixie-cup Lichen ²⁴
Cladonia cryptochlorophaea

Cladonia conista

Stubby-stalked Cladonia ⁶
Cladonia caespiticia

Fence-rail Cladonia ²⁵
Cladonia parasitica

Olive Cladonia ⁶
Cladonia strepsilis

Cladonia petrophila ⁷

Branched Pixie-cup Lichen ⁶
Cladonia ramulosa

Robbins' Cup Lichen ²⁶
Cladonia robbinsii

Split-peg Lichen ²⁷
Cladonia symphycarpa

Stalkless Cladonia ⁴
Cladonia apodocarpa

Peg Lichen ⁴
Cladonia sobolescens

many-forked cladonia ²⁸
Cladonia furcata

Thorn Lichen ²⁴
Cladonia uncialis

Cladonia caroliniana

British soldier lichen ²⁹
Cladonia cristatella

Cladonia didyma ³⁰

Split-peg Lichen ¹⁵
Cladonia cariosa

Cladonia piedmontensis ⁴

Cup Lichen ⁷
Cladonia peziziformis

Powder-foot British Soldiers ⁶
Cladonia incrassata

Yellowhorn Pixie Lichen
Cladonia bacilliformis

Wand Lichen ³¹
Cladonia rei

Common Powderhorn ³²
Cladonia coniocraea

Smooth-footed Powderhorn ²⁴
Cladonia ochrochlora

Pebbled Pixie Cup
Cladonia pyxidata

Ladder Lichen ³³
Cladonia verticillata

Mealy Pixie Cup ³⁴
Cladonia chlorophaea

Lipstick Powderhorn ²¹
Cladonia macilenta

Brown Pin Lichen
Cladonia macilenta bacillaris

Peg Lichen
Cladonia subcariosa

Flaking Tarpaper Lichen
Collema flaccidum

Effervescent Tarpaper Lichen ⁴
Collema furfuraceum

Blistered Jelly Lichen ³⁵
Collema nigrescens

Tree Jelly ¹⁸
Collema subflaccidum

Can-of-worms Lichen
Conotrema urceolatum

Crespoa crozalsiana ⁶

Cyphelium tigillare

Golden Moonglow Lichen ³⁶
Dimelaena oreina

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Lichens of the Chicago Region

dusty cobblestone lichen Acarospora americana

brown cobblestone lichen 1 Acarospora fuscata

hoary cobblestone lichen Acarospora strigata

Tiny Button Lichen 3 Amandinea punctata

Shaggy-fringe Lichen 4 Anaptychia palmulata

Black-foam Lichen Anzia colpodes

cinder lichen 5 Aspicilia cinerea

Firedot Lichen 7 Athallia holocarpa

Frosty-rimmed Dot Lichen 8 Bacidia rubella

Surprise Lichen 6 Bacidia schweinitzii

Burred Horsehair Lichen 7 Bryoria furcellata

white ring stubble lichen 12 Calicium glaucellum

gray-rimmed firedot lichen 4 Caloplaca cerina

Rock Jewel Lichen 13 Caloplaca saxicola

Texas Shield Lichen 3 Canoparmelia texana

Sand-loving Iceland Lichen 15 Cetraria arenaria

Dragon Horn 19 Cladonia squamosa

Sieve Lichen 16 Cladonia multiformis

Bronzed Pixie Lichen 10 Cladonia gracilis turbinata

Smooth Horn Lichen 20 Cladonia gracilis

Trumpet Lichen 21 Cladonia fimbriata

Red-fruited Pixie Cup 22 Cladonia pleurota

Gray's Cup Lichen 23 Cladonia grayi

Hidden Mealy Pixie-cup Lichen 24 Cladonia cryptochlorophaea

Stubby-stalked Cladonia 6 Cladonia caespiticia

Fence-rail Cladonia 25 Cladonia parasitica

Olive Cladonia 6 Cladonia strepsilis

Branched Pixie-cup Lichen 6 Cladonia ramulosa

Robbins' Cup Lichen 26 Cladonia robbinsii

Split-peg Lichen 27 Cladonia symphycarpa

Stalkless Cladonia 4 Cladonia apodocarpa

Peg Lichen 4 Cladonia sobolescens

many-forked cladonia 28 Cladonia furcata

Thorn Lichen 24 Cladonia uncialis

British soldier lichen 29 Cladonia cristatella

Split-peg Lichen 15 Cladonia cariosa

Cup Lichen 7 Cladonia peziziformis

Powder-foot British Soldiers 6 Cladonia incrassata

Yellowhorn Pixie Lichen Cladonia bacilliformis

Wand Lichen 31 Cladonia rei

Common Powderhorn 32 Cladonia coniocraea

Smooth-footed Powderhorn 24 Cladonia ochrochlora

Pebbled Pixie Cup Cladonia pyxidata

Ladder Lichen 33 Cladonia verticillata

Mealy Pixie Cup 34 Cladonia chlorophaea

Lipstick Powderhorn 21 Cladonia macilenta

Brown Pin Lichen Cladonia macilenta bacillaris

Peg Lichen Cladonia subcariosa

Flaking Tarpaper Lichen Collema flaccidum

Effervescent Tarpaper Lichen 4 Collema furfuraceum

Blistered Jelly Lichen 35 Collema nigrescens

Tree Jelly 18 Collema subflaccidum

Can-of-worms Lichen Conotrema urceolatum

Golden Moonglow Lichen 36 Dimelaena oreina