Lichens of Montana and Yellowstone Ecosystem

Tree-hair Lichen
Bryoria fremontii 1
Pale-footed Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria fuscescens
Brittle Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria lanestris 2
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen
Letharia columbiana 3
wolf lichen
Letharia vulpina 4
Bristly Beard Lichen
Usnea hirta 5
Lapland Beard Lichen
Usnea lapponica 6
Bryoria abbreviata
Nodobryoria abbreviata 7
Spiny Witch's Hair
Alectoria imshaugii 8
Witch's Hair
Alectoria sarmentosa 8
Gray Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria capillaris 9
Usnea alpina
Usnea alpina 10
Mountain Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria pseudofuscescens
Varnished Tube Lichen
Hypogymnia austerodes 9
Imshaug's Tube Lichen
Hypogymnia imshaugii 8
Hooded Tube Lichen
Hypogymnia physodes 8
Melanelia elegantula
Melanohalea elegantula
Melanelia exasperatula
Melanohalea exasperatula 11
Melanelia subelegantula
Melanohalea subelegantula
Melanelia subolivacea
Melanohalea subolivacea 12
shield lichen
Parmelia sulcata 13
Budding Tube Lichen
Hypogymnia enteromorpha 8
Hypogymnia metaphysodes
Hypogymnia metaphysodes 14
Powder-headed Tube Lichen
Hypogymnia tubulosa 15
Varied Rag Lichen
Platismatia glauca 8
Powdered Wrinkle Lichen
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla 16
Tuckermannopsis merrillii
Kaernefeltia merrillii 17
Broad Wrinkle Lichen
Tuckermannopsis platyphylla 18
Green Starburst Lichen
Parmeliopsis ambigua 19
Gray Starburst Lichen
Parmeliopsis hyperopta 20
Powdered Sunshine Lichen
Vulpicida pinastri 21
Hooded Rosette Lichen
Physcia adscendens 8
Hoary Rosette Lichen
Physcia aipolia 6
Star Rosette Lichen
Physcia stellaris 22
Xanthoria fallax
Xanthomendoza fallax 23
Xanthoria polycarpa
Polycauliona polycarpa 8
Salted Starburst Lichen
Imshaugia aleurites 8
Common Button Lichen
Buellia erubescens
Buellia punctata
Buellia punctata
Lecanora hagenii
Myriolecis hagenii
Wood-spot Rim Lichen
Lecanora piniperda
Common Rim Lichen
Lecanora pulicaris 23
gray-rimmed firedot lichen
Caloplaca cerina 14
Candleflame Lichen
Candelaria concolor 21
Diplotomma penichrum
Diplotomma penichrum
Lecidea elabens
Ramboldia elabens 24
Powdery Saucer Lichen
Ochrolechia androgyna 25
Xylographa abietina
Xylographa abietina
Mountain Sausage Lichen
Brodoa oroarctica
Fine Rockwool Lichen
Pseudephebe pubescens 26
Orange Rock Posy
Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca 23
Green Rock-posy
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma 27
Blistered Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria hyperborea 28
Blushing Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria virginis 7
Colorado Rock-shield
Xanthoparmelia coloradoensis 14
Rock Jewel Lichen
Caloplaca saxicola 29
Leather Lichen
Dermatocarpon miniatum 21
Melanelia granulosa
Montanelia disjuncta 24
Melanelia infumata
Melanohalea infumata
Melanelia sorediata
Montanelia sorediata 24
Stygian Black-parmelia
Melanelia stygia 25
Melanelia substygia
Montanelia tominii 20
Salted Shield Lichen
Parmelia saxatilis 25
Phaeophyscia endococcina
Phaeophyscia endococcina
Dark Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia sciastra 8
Blue-gray Rosette Lichen
Physcia caesia 30
Punctured Rocktripe Lichen
Umbilicaria torrefacta 7
Cumberland Rock Shield
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia 8
Tight Rock-shield
Xanthoparmelia lineola 31
Salted Rock-shield
Xanthoparmelia mexicana 7
Plitt's Rock Shield
Xanthoparmelia plittii 32
Xanthoparmelia subdecipiens
Xanthoparmelia subdecipiens
Placopsis gelida
Placopsis gelida 2
Quilted Stippleback Lichen
Dermatocarpon intestiniforme 9
Dermatocarpon moulinsii
Dermatocarpon moulinsii 14
Dermatocarpon reticulatum
Dermatocarpon reticulatum 8
Cold-water Stippleback Lichen
Dermatocarpon rivulorum
Blistered Camouflage Lichen
Neofuscelia loxodes
Pincushion Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia constipata
Mealy Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia orbicularis 25
Orange-cored Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia rubropulchra 33
Physcia biziana
Physcia biziana 34
Physcia callosa
Physcia jackii
Powder-tipped Rosette Lichen
Physcia dubia 35
black-eyed rosette lichen
Physcia phaea 8
coarse rockwool
Pseudephebe minuscula 8
Frosted Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria americana 36
Netted Rocktripe Lichen
Umbilicaria decussata 20
Peppered Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria deusta 37
Granulating Rocktripe Lichen
Umbilicaria hirsuta 38
Emery Rocktripe Lichen
Umbilicaria phaea 14
Arctic Frosted Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria vellea 25
Acarospora chlorophana
Pleopsidium chlorophanum 39
brown cobblestone lichen
Acarospora fuscata 9
Aspicilia caesiocinerea
Aspicilia caesiocinerea
Hidden Goldspeck Lichen
Candelariella aurella 34
Common Goldspeck
Candelariella vitellina 8
Golden Moonglow Lichen
Dimelaena oreina 37
Lecanora muralis
Protoparmeliopsis muralis
Lecanora novomexicana
Rhizoplaca novomexicana
Granite-speck Rim Lichen
Lecanora polytropa 24
Brown Tile Lichen
Lecidea atrobrunnea 14
Rock Disk Lichen
Lecidella stigmatea 34
Porpidia macrocarpa
Porpidia macrocarpa 24
Single-spored Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon disporum 14
Twin Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon geminatum 40
yellow map lichen
Rhizocarpon geographicum 21
Copper Patch Lichen
Sporastatia testudinea
Elegant Sunburst Lichen
Xanthoria elegans 8
Xanthoria sorediata
Rusavskia sorediata 23
Acarospora smaragdula
Myriospora smaragdula 9
Chalky Sunken Disk Lichen
Aspicilia candida
Aspicilia supertegens
Aspicilia supertegens
Alpine Brown Sunken Disk Lichen
Bellemerea alpina 12
Bellemerea cinereorufescens
Bellemerea cinereorufescens
Caloplaca cladodes
Pachypeltis cladodes
Crater Lichen
Diploschistes scruposus 41
Inflated Stippled Lichen
Endocarpon pulvinatum
Varying Rim Lichen
Lecanora argopholis 9
Smoky Rim Lichen
Lecanora cenisia 24
Lecanora crenulata
Myriolecis crenulata
Lecanora dispersa
Myriolecis dispersa 34
Sagebrush Rim-lichen
Lecanora garovaglii
White Rim Lichen
Lecanora rupicola 25
Lecidea auriculata
Lecidea auriculata
Lecidea marginata
Lecanora marginata 42
Lecidea plana
Lecidea plana
Tile Lichen
Lecidea tessellata 14
Rockmoss Rosette Lichen
Massalongia carnosa 8
Blackthread Lichen
Placynthium nigrum 25
Chocolate Rim Lichen
Protoparmelia badia 9
Boreal Single-spored Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon grande 25
Rhizocarpon riparium
Rhizocarpon riparium 43
Sporastatia polyspora
Sporastatia polyspora
Drummond’s Rock Pimple Lichen
Staurothele drummondii 9
Lakezone Lichen
Staurothele fissa
Tephromela armeniaca
Tephromela armeniaca
Rusty-rock Lichen
Tremolecia atrata
Verrucaria glaucovirens
Verrucaria glaucovirens
Verrucaria nigrescentoidea
Verrucaria nigrescentoidea 24
Shrubby Sunburst Lichen
Xanthoria candelaria 8
Parasitic Firedot Lichen
Caloplaca epithallina 44
Rimularia insularis
Rimularia insularis
Collema tenax
Enchylium tenax 25
Powdery Kidney Lichen
Nephroma parile 45
Pannaria praetermissa
Fuscopannaria praetermissa 9
freckled pelt lichen
Peltigera aphthosa 46
dog pelt lichen
Peltigera canina 6
tree pelt lichen
Peltigera collina 8
veinless pelt lichen
Peltigera malacea 47
field dog lichen
Peltigera rufescens
fan pelt lichen
Peltigera venosa 8
Jelly Lichen
Collema coccophorum 48
Flaking Tarpaper Lichen
Collema flaccidum 25
Collema undulatum var. granulosum
Lathagrium undulatum 37
Ephebe solida
Ephebe solida
Leptogium californicum
Scytinium californicum 44
Leptogium gelatinosum
Scytinium gelatinosum 49
Mealy-rimmed Shingle Lichen
Pannaria conoplea 25
Pannaria leucophaea
Vahliella leucophaea
Brown-gray Moss-shingle Lichen
Pannaria pezizoides 14
Parmeliella cyanolepra
Parmeliella cyanolepra
dark-veined pelt lichen
Peltigera kristinssonii 50
Eyed Mossthorns Lichen
Polychidium muscicola 17
Chocolate Chip Lichen
Solorina crocea
Alpine Foam Lichen
Stereocaulon alpinum
Easter Foam
Stereocaulon paschale 51
Woolly Foam
Stereocaulon tomentosum 8
Cyphelium notarisii
Cyphelium notarisii
Cyphelium tigillare
Calicium tigillare 9
Thelomma ocellatum
Thelomma ocellatum
Crowned Pixie-cup
Cladonia carneola 50
Powdered Funnel Lichen
Cladonia cenotea 37
Common Powderhorn
Cladonia coniocraea 52
Lesser Sulphur-cup Lichen
Cladonia deformis 53
Trumpet Lichen
Cladonia fimbriata 21
Greater Sulphur-cup Lichen
Cladonia sulphurina 54
Bark Disk Lichen
Lecidella euphorea 25
Granular Mottled-disk Lichen
Trapeliopsis granulosa 50
Cladonia bacillaris
Cladonia bacillaris
Smooth-footed Powderhorn
Cladonia ochrochlora 7
Pear Tar-spot Lichen
Placynthiella uliginosa 19
Board Lichen
Trapeliopsis flexuosa 8
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