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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Amandinea dakotensis

Tiny Button Lichen ¹
Amandinea punctata

Shaggy-fringe Lichen ²
Anaptychia palmulata

Black-foam Lichen
Anzia colpodes

Athallia vitellinula

Athallia pyracea

Firedot Lichen ³
Athallia holocarpa

Bacidia bagliettoana

Bacidia granosa

Bacidia suffusa

Frosty-rimmed Dot Lichen ⁴
Bacidia rubella

Bacidia polychroa

Surprise Lichen ⁵
Bacidia schweinitzii

Bacidia circumspecta ⁶

Bacidia egenula

Bacidia delicata

Biatorella cyphalea

Bilimbia sabuletorum ³

Blastenia ferruginea

Brianaria sylvicola

Burred Horsehair Lichen ³
Bryoria furcellata

Buellia badia ⁷

Buellia erubescens ⁸

Buellia maculata

white ring stubble lichen ⁹
Calicium glaucellum

Caloplaca microphyllina

Caloplaca pollinii

Caloplaca atroalba ⁵

Caloplaca camptidia

Caloplaca brunneola

Caloplaca ulmorum

gray-rimmed firedot lichen ²
Caloplaca cerina

Caloplaca sideritis

Rock Jewel Lichen ¹⁰
Caloplaca saxicola

Calicium abietinum ⁹

Texas Shield Lichen ¹
Canoparmelia texana

Catillaria lenticularis

Catillaria nigroclavata ¹¹

Sand-loving Iceland Lichen ¹²
Cetraria arenaria

Dragon Horn ¹³
Cladonia squamosa

Cladonia atlantica ¹⁴

Sieve Lichen ¹⁵
Cladonia multiformis

Bronzed Pixie Lichen ⁷
Cladonia gracilis turbinata

Smooth Horn Lichen ¹⁶
Cladonia gracilis

Cladonia homosekikaica

Cladonia cylindrica ³

Trumpet Lichen ¹⁷
Cladonia fimbriata

Red-fruited Pixie Cup ¹⁸
Cladonia pleurota

Gray's Cup Lichen ¹⁹
Cladonia grayi

Hidden Mealy Pixie-cup Lichen ²⁰
Cladonia cryptochlorophaea

Cladonia conista

Stubby-stalked Cladonia ⁵
Cladonia caespiticia

Fence-rail Cladonia ²¹
Cladonia parasitica

Olive Cladonia ⁵
Cladonia strepsilis

Cladonia petrophila ³

Branched Pixie-cup Lichen ⁵
Cladonia ramulosa

Robbins' Cup Lichen ²²
Cladonia robbinsii

Split-peg Lichen ²³
Cladonia symphycarpa

Stalkless Cladonia ²
Cladonia apodocarpa

Peg Lichen ²
Cladonia sobolescens

many-forked cladonia ²⁴
Cladonia furcata

Thorn Lichen ²⁰
Cladonia uncialis

Cladonia caroliniana

British soldier lichen ²⁵
Cladonia cristatella

Cladonia didyma ²⁶

Split-peg Lichen ¹²
Cladonia cariosa

Cladonia piedmontensis ²

Cup Lichen ³
Cladonia peziziformis

Powder-foot British Soldiers ⁵
Cladonia incrassata

Yellowhorn Pixie Lichen
Cladonia bacilliformis

Wand Lichen ²⁷
Cladonia rei

Common Powderhorn ²⁸
Cladonia coniocraea

Smooth-footed Powderhorn ²⁰
Cladonia ochrochlora

Pebbled Pixie Cup
Cladonia pyxidata

Ladder Lichen ²⁹
Cladonia verticillata

Mealy Pixie Cup ³⁰
Cladonia chlorophaea

Lipstick Powderhorn ¹⁷
Cladonia macilenta

Brown Pin Lichen
Cladonia macilenta bacillaris

Peg Lichen
Cladonia subcariosa

Flaking Tarpaper Lichen
Collema flaccidum

Effervescent Tarpaper Lichen ²
Collema furfuraceum

Blistered Jelly Lichen ³¹
Collema nigrescens

Tree Jelly ³²
Collema subflaccidum

Crespoa crozalsiana ⁵

Cyphelium tigillare

Golden Moonglow Lichen ³³
Dimelaena oreina

Bachman's Jelly Lichen ⁵
Enchylium bachmanianum

Enchylium conglomeratum

Lime-loving Tarpaper Lichen
Enchylium limosum

Shaly Jelly Lichen ⁴
Enchylium polycarpon

Boreal Oakmoss ³³
Evernia mesomorpha

Diplotomma alboatrum ²³

Fellhanera minnisinkorum

rock greenshield ³⁴
Flavoparmelia baltimorensis

common greenshield lichen ¹⁷
Flavoparmelia caperata

Flavoplaca citrina ¹⁸

Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield ³⁵
Flavopunctelia soredica

Sulphur Firedot ³
Gyalolechia flavovirescens

Bark Sulphur-firedot Lichen ⁵
Gyalolechia flavorubescens

Heterodermia echinata ³⁶

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Lichens of the Chicago Region

Tiny Button Lichen 1 Amandinea punctata

Shaggy-fringe Lichen 2 Anaptychia palmulata

Black-foam Lichen Anzia colpodes

Firedot Lichen 3 Athallia holocarpa

Frosty-rimmed Dot Lichen 4 Bacidia rubella

Surprise Lichen 5 Bacidia schweinitzii

Burred Horsehair Lichen 3 Bryoria furcellata

white ring stubble lichen 9 Calicium glaucellum

gray-rimmed firedot lichen 2 Caloplaca cerina

Rock Jewel Lichen 10 Caloplaca saxicola

Texas Shield Lichen 1 Canoparmelia texana

Sand-loving Iceland Lichen 12 Cetraria arenaria

Dragon Horn 13 Cladonia squamosa

Sieve Lichen 15 Cladonia multiformis

Bronzed Pixie Lichen 7 Cladonia gracilis turbinata

Smooth Horn Lichen 16 Cladonia gracilis

Trumpet Lichen 17 Cladonia fimbriata

Red-fruited Pixie Cup 18 Cladonia pleurota

Gray's Cup Lichen 19 Cladonia grayi

Hidden Mealy Pixie-cup Lichen 20 Cladonia cryptochlorophaea

Stubby-stalked Cladonia 5 Cladonia caespiticia

Fence-rail Cladonia 21 Cladonia parasitica

Olive Cladonia 5 Cladonia strepsilis

Branched Pixie-cup Lichen 5 Cladonia ramulosa

Robbins' Cup Lichen 22 Cladonia robbinsii

Split-peg Lichen 23 Cladonia symphycarpa

Stalkless Cladonia 2 Cladonia apodocarpa

Peg Lichen 2 Cladonia sobolescens

many-forked cladonia 24 Cladonia furcata

Thorn Lichen 20 Cladonia uncialis

British soldier lichen 25 Cladonia cristatella

Split-peg Lichen 12 Cladonia cariosa

Cup Lichen 3 Cladonia peziziformis

Powder-foot British Soldiers 5 Cladonia incrassata

Yellowhorn Pixie Lichen Cladonia bacilliformis

Wand Lichen 27 Cladonia rei

Common Powderhorn 28 Cladonia coniocraea

Smooth-footed Powderhorn 20 Cladonia ochrochlora

Pebbled Pixie Cup Cladonia pyxidata

Ladder Lichen 29 Cladonia verticillata

Mealy Pixie Cup 30 Cladonia chlorophaea

Lipstick Powderhorn 17 Cladonia macilenta

Brown Pin Lichen Cladonia macilenta bacillaris

Peg Lichen Cladonia subcariosa

Flaking Tarpaper Lichen Collema flaccidum

Effervescent Tarpaper Lichen 2 Collema furfuraceum

Blistered Jelly Lichen 31 Collema nigrescens

Tree Jelly 32 Collema subflaccidum

Golden Moonglow Lichen 33 Dimelaena oreina

Bachman's Jelly Lichen 5 Enchylium bachmanianum

Lime-loving Tarpaper Lichen Enchylium limosum

Shaly Jelly Lichen 4 Enchylium polycarpon

Boreal Oakmoss 33 Evernia mesomorpha

rock greenshield 34 Flavoparmelia baltimorensis

common greenshield lichen 17 Flavoparmelia caperata

Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield 35 Flavopunctelia soredica

Sulphur Firedot 3 Gyalolechia flavovirescens

Bark Sulphur-firedot Lichen 5 Gyalolechia flavorubescens