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Lichens of Montana and Yellowstone Ecosystem

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Note: Ran out of space for species, so split this guide up, with this just from Everman, 1994. Look for more soon.

Description of Source: Take from "Lichens of the Yellowstone Ecosystem" Eversman, 1994

General descriptions ...more ↓

Tree-hair Lichen 1
Bryoria fremontii
Pale-footed Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria fuscescens
Brittle Horsehair Lichen 2
Bryoria lanestris
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen 3
Letharia columbiana
wolf lichen 4
Letharia vulpina
Bristly Beard Lichen 5
Usnea hirta
Lapland Beard Lichen 6
Usnea lapponica
Bryoria abbreviata 7
Nodobryoria abbreviata
Spiny Witch's Hair 8
Alectoria imshaugii
Witch's Hair 8
Alectoria sarmentosa
Gray Horsehair Lichen 9
Bryoria capillaris
Usnea alpina 10
Mountain Horsehair Lichen
Bryoria pseudofuscescens
Varnished Tube Lichen 9
Hypogymnia austerodes
Imshaug's Tube Lichen 8
Hypogymnia imshaugii
Hooded Tube Lichen 8
Hypogymnia physodes
Melanelia elegantula
Melanohalea elegantula
Melanelia exasperatula 11
Melanohalea exasperatula
Melanelia subelegantula
Melanohalea subelegantula
Melanelia subolivacea 12
Melanohalea subolivacea
shield lichen 13
Parmelia sulcata
Budding Tube Lichen 8
Hypogymnia enteromorpha
Hypogymnia metaphysodes 14
Powder-headed Tube Lichen 15
Hypogymnia tubulosa
Varied Rag Lichen 8
Platismatia glauca
Powdered Wrinkle Lichen 16
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla
Tuckermannopsis merrillii 17
Kaernefeltia merrillii
Broad Wrinkle Lichen 18
Tuckermannopsis platyphylla
Green Starburst Lichen 19
Parmeliopsis ambigua
Gray Starburst Lichen 20
Parmeliopsis hyperopta
Powdered Sunshine Lichen 21
Vulpicida pinastri
Hooded Rosette Lichen 8
Physcia adscendens
Hoary Rosette Lichen 6
Physcia aipolia
Star Rosette Lichen 22
Physcia stellaris
Xanthoria fallax 23
Xanthomendoza fallax
Xanthoria polycarpa 8
Polycauliona polycarpa
Salted Starburst Lichen 8
Imshaugia aleurites
Common Button Lichen
Buellia erubescens
Buellia punctata
Lecanora hagenii
Myriolecis hagenii
Wood-spot Rim Lichen
Lecanora piniperda
Common Rim Lichen 23
Lecanora pulicaris
gray-rimmed firedot lichen 14
Caloplaca cerina
Diplotomma penichrum
Lecidea elabens 24
Ramboldia elabens
Mountain Sausage Lichen
Brodoa oroarctica
Fine Rockwool Lichen 25
Pseudephebe pubescens
Orange Rock Posy 23
Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca
Green Rock-posy 26
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
Colorado Rock-shield 14
Xanthoparmelia coloradoensis
Rock Jewel Lichen 27
Caloplaca saxicola
Melanelia granulosa 24
Montanelia disjuncta
Melanelia infumata
Melanohalea infumata
Melanelia sorediata 24
Montanelia sorediata
Stygian Black-parmelia 28
Melanelia stygia
Melanelia substygia 20
Montanelia tominii
Salted Shield Lichen 28
Parmelia saxatilis
Phaeophyscia endococcina
Dark Shadow Lichen 8
Phaeophyscia sciastra
Blue-gray Rosette Lichen 29
Physcia caesia
Cumberland Rock Shield 8
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia
Tight Rock-shield 30
Xanthoparmelia lineola
Salted Rock-shield 7
Xanthoparmelia mexicana
Plitt's Rock Shield 31
Xanthoparmelia plittii
Xanthoparmelia subdecipiens
Blistered Camouflage Lichen
Neofuscelia loxodes
Pincushion Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia constipata
Mealy Shadow Lichen 28
Phaeophyscia orbicularis
Orange-cored Shadow Lichen 32
Phaeophyscia rubropulchra
Physcia biziana 33
Physcia callosa
Physcia jackii
Powder-tipped Rosette Lichen 34
Physcia dubia
black-eyed rosette lichen 8
Physcia phaea
coarse rockwool 8
Pseudephebe minuscula
Golden Moonglow Lichen 35
Dimelaena oreina
Lecanora muralis
Protoparmeliopsis muralis
Lecanora novomexicana
Rhizoplaca novomexicana
Granite-speck Rim Lichen 24
Lecanora polytropa
Brown Tile Lichen 14
Lecidea atrobrunnea
Rock Disk Lichen 33
Lecidella stigmatea
Porpidia macrocarpa 24
Single-spored Map Lichen 14
Rhizocarpon disporum
Twin Map Lichen 36
Rhizocarpon geminatum
yellow map lichen 21
Rhizocarpon geographicum
Copper Patch Lichen
Sporastatia testudinea
Elegant Sunburst Lichen 8
Xanthoria elegans
Xanthoria sorediata 23
Rusavskia sorediata
Alpine Brown Sunken Disk Lichen 12
Bellemerea alpina
Bellemerea cinereorufescens
Caloplaca cladodes
Pachypeltis cladodes
Varying Rim Lichen 9
Lecanora argopholis
Smoky Rim Lichen 24
Lecanora cenisia
Lecanora crenulata
Myriolecis crenulata
Lecanora dispersa 33
Myriolecis dispersa
Sagebrush Rim-lichen
Lecanora garovaglii
White Rim Lichen 28
Lecanora rupicola
Lecidea auriculata
Lecidea marginata 37
Lecanora marginata
Lecidea plana
Tile Lichen 14
Lecidea tessellata

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