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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Fungi, Lichen, Algae, and Slime Molds

This guide contains fungi, lichens, algae, and slime molds that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

Byssonectria terrestris 1
Brown-haired White Cup 2
Humaria hemisphaerica
Scarlet Cup 3
Sarcoscypha coccinea
White Saddle 4
Helvella crispa
white morel 5
Morchella americana
Yellow Morel 6
Morchella esculenta
black morel 7
Morchella angusticeps
Midnight's Goblet 8
Donadinia nigrella
pig's ears 9
Gyromitra ancilis
Saddle-shaped False Morel 10
Gyromitra infula
dead man's fingers 11
Xylaria polymorpha
lobster mushroom 12
Hypomyces lactifluorum
Cytospora chrysosperma 13
Grosmannia clavigera 14
Common Toadskin Lichen 3
Lasallia papulosa
Frosted Rock Tripe 15
Umbilicaria americana
peppered rock tripe 16
Umbilicaria deusta
Blistered Rock Tripe 17
Umbilicaria hyperborea
Lesser Salted Rocktripe Lichen 18
Umbilicaria krascheninnikovii
Smooth Rock Tripe 19
Umbilicaria mammulata
Punctured Rocktripe Lichen 14
Umbilicaria torrefacta
Blushing Rock Tripe 20
Umbilicaria virginis
Whiteworm Lichen 21
Thamnolia vermicularis
cinder lichen 22
Aspicilia cinerea
Common Coal Dust Lichen 23
Acarospora privigna
Yellow Cobblestone Lichen 24
Acarospora socialis
Acarospora stapfiana 20
hoary cobblestone lichen 25
Acarospora strigata
Pleopsidium flavum 26
yellow map lichen 27
Rhizocarpon geographicum
Brown Tile Lichen 18
Lecidea atrobrunnea
Calicium notarisii 28
Calicium tigillare 29
Golden Moonglow Lichen 16
Dimelaena oreina
black-eyed rosette lichen 30
Physcia phaea
Star Rosette Lichen 31
Physcia stellaris
Psora tuckermanii 32
Common Powderhorn 33
Cladonia coniocraea
Trumpet Lichen 34
Cladonia fimbriata
Orange Rock Posy 35
Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca
Green Rock-posy 36
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
New Mexico Rim-lichen 37
Rhizoplaca novomexicana
Scattered Rock-posy Lichen 29
Rhizoplaca subdiscrepans
Sagebrush Rim-lichen 37
Protoparmeliopsis garovaglii
Stonewall Rim Lichen 38
Protoparmeliopsis muralis
common greenshield lichen 27
Flavoparmelia caperata
Powder-headed Tube Lichen 39
Hypogymnia tubulosa
Gray Starburst Lichen 29
Parmeliopsis hyperopta
Powdered Sunshine Lichen 27
Vulpicida pinastri
wolf lichen 40
Letharia vulpina
shield lichen 41
Parmelia sulcata
Cumberland Rock Shield 30
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia
Bristly Beard Lichen 42
Usnea hirta
Lapland Beard Lichen 43
Usnea perplexans
Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield 44
Flavopunctelia soredica
freckled pelt lichen 45
Peltigera aphthosa
dog pelt lichen 46
Peltigera canina
ruffled freckled pelt lichen 44
Peltigera leucophlebia
membranous pelt lichen 30
Peltigera membranacea
field dog lichen 47
Peltigera rufescens
fan pelt lichen 30
Peltigera venosa
Granite Firedot Lichen 20
Rufoplaca arenaria
Caloplaca sideritis 44
Parasitic Firedot Lichen 48
Erichansenia epithallina
Hooded Sunburst Lichen 35
Xanthomendoza fallax
Mountain Sunburst Lichen 49
Xanthomendoza montana
Desert Firedot Lichen 30
Xanthomendoza trachyphylla
Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen 30
Polycauliona polycarpa
Calogaya decipiens 50
Rock Jewel Lichen 51
Calogaya saxicola
Elegant Sunburst Lichen 30
Rusavskia elegans
Common Sunburst Lichen 52
Xanthoria parietina
Corky bark disease 53
Diplodia tumefaciens
black knot 54
Apiosporina morbosa
Cherry Shot Hole 55
Wilsonomyces carpophilus
Sclerencoelia pruinosa 56
Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis 57
Erysiphe polygoni 58
Lilac Powdery Mildew 59
Erysiphe syringae
Phyllactinia fraxini 60
stalked hairy fairy cup 14
Lachnum virgineum
Lachnellula arida 61
Mollisia cinerea 62
Sagebrush Goldspeck Lichen 63
Candelariella rosulans
Common Goldspeck 30
Candelariella vitellina
Candleflame Lichen 27
Candelaria concolor
Oak Leaf Blister 64
Taphrina caerulescens
Peach Leaf Curl 65
Taphrina deformans
Massospora levispora 66
Fly Death Fungus 67
Entomophthora muscae

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