Lichens of North Carolina
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176 species for Burke County

familysciNamecomName
AcarosporaceaeAcarospora fuscataBrown Cobblestone Lichen
Sarcogyne clavusClub Grain-spored Lichen
Sarcogyne regularisFrosted Grain-spored Lichen
CaliciaceaeBuellia spuriaSunken Rock Buttons
Dimelaena oreinaMoonglow Lichen
Pyxine sorediataa mustard lichen
CandelariaceaeCandelaria concolorElfin Candleflame Lichen
CladoniaceaeCladonia apodocarpaStalkless Cladonia
Cladonia arbusculareindeer lichen
Cladonia caespiticiaStubby-stalked Cladonia
Cladonia carolinianaGranite Thorn Cladonia
Cladonia chlorophaeaMealy Pixie-cup
Cladonia cocciferaRed Pixie Cup
Cladonia coniocraeaCommon Powderhorn
Cladonia cristatellaBritish Soldiers
Cladonia didymaSouthern Soldiers
Cladonia dimorphocladaProstrate Thorn Cladonia
Cladonia fimbriataTrumpet Lichen
Cladonia furcataForked Cladonia
Cladonia grayiGray's Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia incrassataPowder-foot British Soldiers
Cladonia macilentaLipstick Powderhorn
Cladonia mateocyathaMixed-up Pixie Cups
Cladonia peziziformisTurban Lichen
Cladonia piedmontensisScruffy Peg Lichen
Cladonia pleurotaRed-fruited Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia rangiferinaGray Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia squamosaDragon Cladonia
Cladonia strepsilisOlive Cladonia
Cladonia subcariosaPeg Lichen
Cladonia submitisDune Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia subtenuisDixie Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia uncialisThorn Cladonia
Pycnothelia papillariaGnome Fingers
Cladonia crispataGreater Organ Pipe Lichen
CoccocarpiaceaeCoccocarpia erythroxyliFruiting Shell Lichen
Coccocarpia palmicolaSalted Shell Lichen
CollemataceaeCollema furfuraceumEffervescent Tarpaper Lichen
Collema subflaccidumTree Jelly Lichen
Leptogium chloromelumRuffled Jellyskin
Leptogium corticolaBlistered Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium cyanescensBlue Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium hirsutumHairy Jellyskin
Scytinium lichenoidesTattered Jellyskin
FuscideaceaeFuscidea appalachensisAppalachian Quilt Lichen
Fuscidea recensaa quilt lichen
GraphidaceaeDiploschistes actinostomuscrater lichen
IcmadophilaceaeDibaeis baeomycesPink Earth Lichen
LecanoraceaeJapewiella dollypartonianaDolly Parton Lichen
Lecanora argentatarim lichen
Lecanora layanaLay's Rim Lichen
Lecanora darlingiaeDarling's Rim Lichen
Lecanora albellaWhite Rim Lichen
LecideaceaePorpidia albocaerulescensSmoky-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia subsimplexboulder lichen
LeprocaulaceaeHalecania pepegosporaa dot lichen
MegasporaceaeAspicilia cinereaCinder Lichen
OchrolechiaceaeLepra amaraBitter Wart Lichen
Lepra multipunctoidesDotted Fluff-wart Lichen
Lepra ophthalmizaRagged Wart Lichen
Lepra pustulataPustule Crust Lichen
Varicellaria velataRimmed Wart Lichen
OpegraphaceaeOpegrapha morozianaMoroz' Scribble Lichen
OphioparmaceaeHypocenomyce scalarisOyster Lichen
PannariaceaeFuscopannaria leucostictaWhite-rimmed Shingle Lichen
Pannaria conopleaMealy-rimmed Shingle Lichen
ParmeliaceaeAlectoria fallacinaBubbling Witches Hair
Alectoria sarmentosaCommon Witch's Hair
Anzia colpodesBlack Fringe Foam Lichen
Canoparmelia carolinianaCarolina Shield Lichen
Cetraria arenariaSand-loving Iceland Lichen
Cetrelia cetrarioidesDownside Sea-storm Lichen
Cetrelia chicitaeChicita's Sea-storm Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperataCommon Greenshield Lichen
Hypogymnia physodesMonk's Hood Lichen
Hypotrachyna afrorevolutaPustulate Revolute Loop Lichen
Hypotrachyna horrescensHairy-spined Shield Lichen
Hypotrachyna imbricatulaloop lichen
Hypotrachyna laevigataloop lichen
Hypotrachyna lividaWrinkled Loop Lichen
Hypotrachyna minarumHairless-spined Shield Lichen
Hypotrachyna rockiiloop lichen
Imshaugia aleuritesSalted Starburst Lichen
Nephromopsis culbersoniiAppalachian Camouflage Lichen
Melanelixia subauriferaAbraded Camouflage Lichen
Menegazzia terebrataPort-hole Lichen
Myelochroa aurulentaPowdery Axil-bristle Lichen
Myelochroa galbinaSmooth Axil-bristle Lichen
Myelochroa metarevolutaJapanese Axil-bristle Lichen
Myelochroa obsessaRock Axil-bristle Lichen
Parmelia omphalodesSmoky Shield Lichen
Parmelia saxatilisSalted Shield Lichen
Parmotrema crinitumSalted Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema hypotropumPowdered Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema xanthinumYellow Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema mellissiiMelliss' Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema perforatumPerforated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema perlatumPowdered Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema reticulatumReticulated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema simulansruffle lichen
Parmotrema subisidiosumSalted Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema subrigidumCoastal Perforated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema subtinctoriumMottled Ruffle Lichen
Platismatia tuckermaniiCrumpled Rag Lichen
Protoparmelia hypotremellaa sterile rim lichen
Pseudevernia consociansCommon Antler Lichen
Punctelia appalachensisAppalachian Speckled Shield Lichen
Punctelia bollianaEastern Speckled ShieldLlichen
Punctelia rudectaRough Speckled Shield Lichen
Tuckermannopsis ciliarisFringed Wrinkle Lichen
Usnea ceratinaWarty Beard Lichen
Usnea dasopogaFishbone Beard Lichen
Usnea mutabilisBloody Beard Lichen
Usnea rubicundaRed Beard Lichen
Usnea strigosaBushy Beard Lichen
Usnea subfloridanaNit Beard Lichen
Usnea trichodeaBony Beard Lichen
Usnocetraria oakesianaYellow Ribbon Lichen
Vulpicida canadensisBrown-eyed Sunshine Lichen
Vulpicida viridisHidden Sunshine Lichen
Xanthoparmelia conspersaPeppered Rock Shield
Hypotrachyna lividescensloop lichen
Hypotrachyna kauffmanianaKauffman's Loop Lichen
Hypotrachyna mcmullinianaMcMullin's Loop Lichen
Vulpicida juniperinusJuniper Sunshine Lichen
Canoparmelia alabamensisAlabama Shield Lichen
PeltigeraceaeCrocodia aurataGreen Specklebelly Lichen
Lobaria pulmonariaCommon Lungwort
Nephroma helveticumFringed Kidney Lichen
Peltigera caninaDog Lichen
Peltigera polydactylonMany-fingered Pelt Lichen
Peltigera rufescensRufous Pelt Lichen
Pseudocyphellaria hawaiiensisGilded Specklebelly Lichen
Ricasolia quercizansSmooth Lungwort
Sticta beauvoisiiFingered Moon Lichen
Sticta fragilinataFragile Moon Lichen
Sticta limbataPowdered Moon Lichen
PertusariaceaePertusaria glomeratawart lichen
PhlyctidaceaePhlyctis petraeaRock Whitewash Lichen
PhysciaceaeAnaptychia palmulataShaggy Fringe Lichen
Heterodermia obscurataOrange-bellied Fringe Lichen
Hyperphyscia syncollaSmooth Shadow-crust Lichen
Leucodermia leucomelosElegant Fringe Lichen
Phaeophyscia rubropulchraOrange-cored Shadow Lichen
Physcia pumiliorSpotted Rosette Lichen
Physcia thomsonianaThomson's Rosette Lichen
Polyblastidium hypoleucumCupped Fringe Lichen
Rinodina braunianaBraun's Pepper-spored Lichen
Rinodina bullataBullate Pepper-spored Lichen
Rinodina subpariataSubpar Pepper-spore Lichen
Rinodina subminutaSubminute Pepper-spore Lichen
Rinodina tephraspisa pepper-spored lichen
RamalinaceaeBacidia schweinitziiSurprise Lichen
Biatora appalachensisAppalachian Dotted Lichen
Biatora ponticaBlack Sea Dot Lichen
Biatora printzeniiPrintzen's Dotted Lichen
RamboldiaceaeRamboldia russulaSouthern Crimson Dot Lichen
RhizocarpaceaeRhizocarpon geographicumYellow Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon infernulum f. sylvaticumSmooth Brown Map Lichen
StereocaulaceaeLepraria elobatadust lichen
Lepraria neglectaZoned Dust Lichen
Lepraria normandinoidesElf-ear Dust Lichen
Stereocaulon dactylophyllumFinger-scale Foam Lichen
StictidaceaeStictis urceolatumCan of Worms Lichen
TeloschistaceaeWetmoreana brouardiiBrouard's Firedot Lichen
Flavoplaca flavocitrinaLemon Shingles
TephromelataceaeViolella fucataInner Violet Lichen
TrapeliaceaeTrapelia corticolaBark Trapelia
Trapelia glebulosaRadiate Pebble Lichen
Trapelia stipitataStipitate Pebble Lichen
UmbilicariaceaeUmbilicaria papulosaCommon Toadskin
Umbilicaria pensylvanicaPennsylvania Toadskin
Umbilicaria pustulataBlistered Toadskin
Umbilicaria mammulataSmooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria muhlenbergiiMuhlenberg's Rock Tripe
UncertainMicareopsis irriguataIrrigated Rock Lichen