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Lichens of Nova Scotia, Canada

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Mainly macrolichens, based on those species listed in the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre non-vascular species ranks for Nova Scotia.

http://accdc.com/en/ranks.html

Orange-cored Shadow Lichen 1
Phaeophyscia rubropulchra
Dark Shadow Lichen 2
Phaeophyscia sciastra
Hooded Rosette Lichen 2
Physcia adscendens
Hoary Rosette Lichen 3
Physcia aipolia
Blue-gray Rosette Lichen 4
Physcia caesia
Powder-tipped Rosette Lichen 5
Physcia dubia
Physcia leptalea 6
rosette lichen 7
Physcia millegrana
black-eyed rosette lichen 2
Physcia phaea
Star Rosette Lichen 8
Physcia stellaris
slender rosette lichen 9
Physcia subtilis
Fringed Rosette Lichen 10
Physcia tenella
Physcia tenella ssp. marina
Physcia tenella marina
Bottlebrush Frost Lichen 11
Physconia detersa
Physconia grumosa 12
Crescent Frost Lichen 10
Physconia perisidiosa
Lilliput Ink Lichen 13
Placynthium asperellum
Placynthium flabellosum
Blackthread Lichen 14
Placynthium nigrum
Eyed Mossthorns Lichen 15
Polychidium muscicola
Blue-edged Scale Lichen 16
Psorula rufonigra
Sinewed Bushy Lichen 9
Ramalina americana
Punctured Bushy Lichen 17
Ramalina dilacerata
Farinose Cartilage Lichen 18
Ramalina farinacea
Rock Bushy Lichen 11
Ramalina intermedia
Hooded Ribbon Lichen 12
Ramalina obtusata
Powdery Twig Lichen 19
Ramalina pollinaria
Frayed Ribbon Lichen 20
Ramalina roesleri
Angel's Hair 21
Ramalina thrausta
Fragile Coral Lichen 2
Sphaerophorus fragilis
Globe Ball Lichen 22
Sphaerophorus globosus
Granular Soil Foam Lichen
Stereocaulon condensatum
Finger-scale Foam 12
Stereocaulon dactylophyllum
Stereocaulon dactylophyllum var. occidentale
Stereocaulon dactylophyllum occidentale
Stereocaulon depreaultii
Snow Lichen 14
Stereocaulon glaucescens
Grand Foam Lichen
Stereocaulon grande
Pacific Foam Lichen 19
Stereocaulon intermedium
Easter Foam 23
Stereocaulon paschale
Pixie Foam
Stereocaulon pileatum
Rock Foam 11
Stereocaulon saxatile
Coralloid Foam Lichen
Stereocaulon subcoralloides
Woolly Foam 2
Stereocaulon tomentosum
Xanthoria elegans 2
Rusavskia elegans
Common Toadskin Lichen 24
Lasallia papulosa
Catapyrenium squamulosum
Snow-bed Iceland Lichen 25
Cetrariella delisei
Chicita's Sea Storm Lichen 12
Cetrelia chicitae
Cetrelia monachorum
Sea Storm Lichen 11
Cetrelia olivetorum
Brook Stickleback Lichen 9
Dermatocarpon luridum
Leather Lichen 26
Dermatocarpon miniatum
Boreal Oakmoss 12
Evernia mesomorpha
Oakmoss 2
Evernia prunastri
rock greenshield lichen 13
Flavoparmelia baltimorensis
Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta 14
Powdered Loop Lichen 12
Hypotrachyna revoluta
American Starburst Lichen 1
Imshaugia placorodia
Arctic Mushroom Scales Lichen
Lichenomphalia hudsoniana
Menegazzia subsimilis 12
Powdery Axil-bristle Lichen 12
Myelochroa aurulenta
Smooth Axil-bristle Lichen 27
Myelochroa galbina
Normandina pulchella 28
Parmotrema reticulatum 27
Punctelia appalachensis 14
rough speckled shield lichen 9
Punctelia rudecta
Pyxine Lichen
Pyxine sorediata
Orange Rock Posy 29
Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca
Rock Hairball Lichen 12
Spilonema revertens
Tuckermanella fendleri 14
Frosted Rock Tripe 21
Umbilicaria americana
Fringed Rocktripe Lichen 30
Umbilicaria cylindrica
Peppered Rock Tripe 11
Umbilicaria deusta
Granulating Rocktripe Lichen 31
Umbilicaria hirsuta
Blistered Rock Tripe 32
Umbilicaria hyperborea
Smooth Rock Tripe 24
Umbilicaria mammulata
Umbilicaria muehlenbergii 14
Umbilicaria muhlenbergii
Petalled Rocktripe Lichen 33
Umbilicaria polyphylla
Ballpoint Rocktripe Lichen 34
Umbilicaria polyrhiza
Arctic Frosted Rock Tripe 12
Umbilicaria vellea
Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla 14
Peppered Rock-shield 35
Xanthoparmelia conspersa
Cumberland Rock Shield 2
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia
Mougeot's Rock-shield 27
Xanthoparmelia mougeotii
Plitt's Rock Shield 36
Xanthoparmelia plittii
Shingled Rock Shield 11
Xanthoparmelia stenophylla
Maritime Sunburst Lichen 37
Xanthoria parietina
Xanthoria polycarpa 2
Polycauliona polycarpa

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