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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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Oakmoss 1
Evernia prunastri
common greenshield lichen 2
Flavoparmelia caperata
Red Beard Lichen 3
Usnea rubicunda
Arizona Beard Lichen 4
Usnea intermedia
variable wrinkle-lichen 5
Tuckermannopsis orbata
Speckled Greenshield 5
Flavopunctelia flaventior
wolf lichen 6
Letharia vulpina
Powder-headed Tube Lichen 7
Hypogymnia tubulosa
Imshaug's Tube Lichen 1
Hypogymnia imshaugii
shield lichen 8
Parmelia sulcata
Herre's Ragged Lichen
Platismatia herrei
Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen 1
Vulpicida canadensis
Varied Rag Lichen 1
Platismatia glauca
Punctelia stictica 9
Hooded Tube Lichen 1
Hypogymnia physodes
Flattened thornbush lichen 9
Kaernefeltia merrillii
Seaside Bone Lichen 10
Hypogymnia heterophylla
Cumberland Rock Shield 1
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia
Old Man's Beard 11
Dolichousnea longissima
Usnea cornuta 12
Black Stone Flower 1
Parmotrema perlatum
Usnea ceratina 5
Parmelina coleae 9
Mottled Tube Lichen 1
Hypogymnia inactiva
Powdered Wrinkle Lichen 10
Tuckermannopsis chlorophylla
Platismatia stenophylla 5
Bushy beard lichen 5
Usnea strigosa
Beaded Tube Lichen 1
Hypogymnia apinnata
Punctelia jeckeri 13
Arnold's Parmotrema Lichen 1
Parmotrema arnoldii
Budding Tube Lichen 1
Hypogymnia enteromorpha
Platismatia stenophylla 5

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