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Lichens of SF Bay Area (excluding order Teloschistales)

Lichens with most observations in bounding box* come first.

Includes a few fungi that might look like lichens.
Teloschistales found in separate guide.

  • Bounding box extends: north to southernmost part of Clearlake; east to Merced; south to Carmel; and west into the
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lace lichen 1
Ramalina menziesii
Ramalina leptocarpha 2
Oakmoss 3
Evernia prunastri
common greenshield lichen 4
Flavoparmelia caperata
Farinose Cartilage Lichen 5
Ramalina farinacea
Armored Sea-Fog Lichen 6
Niebla homalea
Powdery Sea-Fog Lichen 2
Niebla cephalota
Lobaria anthraspis 7
Red Beard Lichen 8
Usnea rubicunda
Tree Lungwort 9
Lobaria pulmonaria
Arizona Beard Lichen 10
Usnea intermedia
Emery Rocktripe Lichen 6
Umbilicaria phaea
variable wrinkle-lichen 6
Tuckermannopsis orbata
Heterodermia leucomelaena 1
ciliate strap lichen 2
Heterodermia leucomela
Speckled Greenshield 6
Flavopunctelia flaventior
Hooded Rosette Lichen 3
Physcia adscendens
Protoparmeliopsis pinguis 5
wolf lichen 11
Letharia vulpina
Lobaria anomala 6
Antlered Jellyskin Lichen 3
Scytinium palmatum
Peppered Moon Lichen 3
Sticta fuliginosa
Powder-headed Tube Lichen 12
Hypogymnia tubulosa
Imshaug's Tube Lichen 3
Hypogymnia imshaugii
Bouquet Sea-Fog Lichen 6
Niebla combeoides
Ramalina subleptocarpha 5
gold dust lichen 6
Chrysothrix candelaris
Candleflame Lichen 4
Candelaria concolor
shield lichen 13
Parmelia sulcata
Ramalina canariensis 14
Powdered Moon Lichen 3
Sticta limbata
tree pelt lichen 3
Peltigera collina
bitter wart lichen 3
Lepra amara
Lipstick Powderhorn 4
Cladonia macilenta
Effervescent Tarpaper Lichen 6
Collema furfuraceum
Charcoal Eyelash 15
Anthracobia melaloma
California Pore Lichen 16
Pertusaria californica
Punctularia subhepatica 17
Punctularia atropurpurascens
membranous pelt lichen 3
Peltigera membranacea
Herre's Ragged Lichen
Platismatia herrei
Powdery Twig Lichen 16
Ramalina pollinaria
Tuckerman's Coral Lichen
Sphaerophorus tuckermanii
Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen 3
Vulpicida canadensis
Whiskered Jelly Lichen 6
Leptochidium albociliatum
Varied Rag Lichen 3
Platismatia glauca
Yellow Cobblestone Lichen 10
Acarospora socialis
Blistered Jelly Lichen 18
Collema nigrescens
yellow map lichen 4
Rhizocarpon geographicum
Stictis radiata 19
Punctelia stictica 20
Hooded Tube Lichen 3
Hypogymnia physodes
Flattened thornbush lichen 20
Kaernefeltia merrillii
Mealy Pixie Cup 21
Cladonia chlorophaea
Pyronema omphalodes 22
Peltula euploca 23
Seaside Bone Lichen 24
Hypogymnia heterophylla
orange hobnail canker 20
Endothia gyrosa
Textured Lung Lichen 18
Lobaria scrobiculata
Fancy Frost Lichen 1
Physconia americana
rosette lichen 25
Physcia millegrana
Stonewall Rim Lichen
Protoparmeliopsis muralis
Wrinkled Crust 4
Phlebia radiata
Cumberland Rock Shield 3
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia
Old Man's Beard 26
Dolichousnea longissima
Common Powderhorn 27
Cladonia coniocraea
Cladidium bolanderi 28
many-forked cladonia 29
Cladonia furcata
Dragon Horn 30
Cladonia squamosa
Lecanora phryganitis 20
Trumpet Lichen 4
Cladonia fimbriata
Slender Ladder Lichen 16
Cladonia concinna
Fuscopannaria coralloidea 18
Usnea cornuta 31
Blistum tomentosum 19
Polycephalomyces tomentosus
Mustard Kidney Lichen 3
Nephroma laevigatum
Pannaria rubiginosa 21
Black Stone Flower 3
Parmotrema perlatum
Squamulea subsoluta
Usnea ceratina 6
Common Script Lichen 4
Graphis scripta
Cowpie Lichen 3
Diploschistes muscorum
Byssomerulius corium 4
Parmelina coleae 20
Beaded Rosette Lichen 32
Physcia tribacia
Niebla ceruchoides 1
Mottled Tube Lichen 3
Hypogymnia inactiva
Powdered Wrinkle Lichen 24
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla
Toy Soldiers 3
Cladonia bellidiflora
Star Rosette Lichen 33
Physcia stellaris
Double-Rimmed Saucer Lichen 3
Ochrolechia oregonensis
Platismatia stenophylla 6
Bearded Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium saturninum
Button lichens 34
Buellia
Bushy beard lichen 6
Usnea strigosa
Mycoacia uda 35
Yellow Specklebelly 3
Pseudocyphellaria crocata
Cramp Balls 36
Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum
Hoary Rosette Lichen 37
Physcia aipolia
Leather Lichen 4
Dermatocarpon miniatum
Beaded Tube Lichen 3
Hypogymnia apinnata

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