Lichens of North Carolina
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130 species for Chatham County

familysciNamecomName
ArthoniaceaeArthonia susaSoutheastern Comma Lichen
CaliciaceaeBaculifera curtisiiCurtis' Button Lichen
Buellia erubescensCommon Button Lichen
Buellia spuriaSunken Rock Buttons
Dermiscellum oulocheilumCatawba River Spotted Lichen
Pyxine caesiopruinosaOrange Button Rosette Lichen
Pyxine sorediataa mustard lichen
Pyxine subcinereaAshy Mustard Lichen
CandelariaceaeCandelaria concolorElfin Candleflame Lichen
Candelaria fibrosaFringed Candleflame Lichen
ChrysotrichaceaeChrysothrix caesiaFrosted Comma Lichen
Chrysothrix insulizansgold dust lichen
CladoniaceaeCladonia apodocarpaStalkless Cladonia
Cladonia carolinianaGranite Thorn Cladonia
Cladonia chlorophaeaMealy Pixie-cup
Cladonia cristatellaBritish Soldiers
Cladonia cryptochlorophaeaHidden Mealy Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia grayiGray's Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia leporinaJester Lichen
Cladonia macilentaLipstick Powderhorn
Cladonia ochrochloraSmooth-footed Powderhorn
Cladonia peziziformisTurban Lichen
Cladonia piedmontensisScruffy Peg Lichen
Cladonia strepsilisOlive Cladonia
Cladonia subcariosaPeg Lichen
Cladonia subtenuisDixie Reindeer Lichen
Pycnothelia papillariaGnome Fingers
ClavulinaceaeMulticlavula mucidaWhite Green-Algae Coral
CoccocarpiaceaeCoccocarpia palmicolaSalted Shell Lichen
CollemataceaeLeptogium cyanescensBlue Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium milligranumStretched Jellyskin
GraphidaceaeGraphis scriptaCommon Script Lichen
Phaeographis inustaCommon Brown-spored Script Lichen
LecanoraceaeLecanora chlaroteraBrown Rim Lichen
Lecanora hybocarpaBumpy Rim Lichen
Lecanora oreinoidesSunken Rim Lichen
Lecanora subimmergensSubimmersed Rim Lichen
Lecanora variaGreenish-yellow Rim Lichen
Traponora variansVariegated Dot Lichen
Protoparmeliopsis muralisStonewall Rim Lichen
LecideaceaePorpidia albocaerulescensSmoky-eyed Boulder Lichen
LichenotheliaceaeLichenothelia a rock-inhabiting fungus; a borderline lichen
LichinaceaePyrenopsis phaeococcaBrown-beaded Pyrenopsis Lichen
Metamelanea melambolaBlack Tar Lichen
Pterygiopsis cavaHollow Microcyanolichen
Pterygiopsis lacustrisLakeside Cyanocrust
Pyrenocarpon thelostomumRiver Tar Lichen
MycocaliciaceaePhaeocalicium polyporaeumPolypore Stubble Fungus
OchrolechiaceaeLepra amaraBitter Wart Lichen
Lepra pustulataPustule Crust Lichen
Ochrolechia africanaFrosted Saucer Lichen
PannariaceaeFuscopannaria leucostictaWhite-rimmed Shingle Lichen
ParmeliaceaeCanoparmelia carolinianaCarolina Shield Lichen
Canoparmelia texanaTexas Shield Lichen
Flavoparmelia baltimorensisRock Greenshield Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperataCommon Greenshield Lichen
Hypotrachyna lividaWrinkled Loop Lichen
Hypotrachyna osseoalbaGrainy Loop Lichen
Imshaugia aleuritesSalted Starburst Lichen
Myelochroa aurulentaPowdery Axil-bristle Lichen
Myelochroa galbinaSmooth Axil-bristle Lichen
Myelochroa obsessaRock Axil-bristle Lichen
Parmeliopsis subambiguaSouthern Starburst Lichen
Parmotrema cetratumruffle lichen
Parmotrema dilatatumCracked Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema haitienseHaitian Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema hypotropumPowdered Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema margaritatumruffle lichen
Parmotrema perforatumPerforated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema reticulatumReticulated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema subisidiosumSalted Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema submarginaleUnperforated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema subtinctoriumMottled Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema ultralucensSpotted Ruffle Lichen
Punctelia rudectaRough Speckled Shield Lichen
Tuckermanella fendleriDwarf Wrinkle Lichen
Usnea rubicundaRed Beard Lichen
Usnea strigosaBushy Beard Lichen
Usnea subscabrosaHorny Beard Llichen
Vulpicida viridisHidden Sunshine Lichen
Xanthoparmelia conspersaPeppered Rock Shield
Xanthoparmelia subramigerarock shield lichen
PeltigeraceaePeltigera caninaDog Lichen
PeltulaceaePeltula euplocaPowdery Rock Olive
Peltula placodizansPlacodioid Rock Olive
PertusariaceaePertusaria leioplacaOstrich Hide Lichen
Pertusaria paratuberculiferaSpotted Wart Lichen
Pertusaria sinusmexicaniMexican Wart Lichen
Pertusaria subpertusaMesa Wart Lichen
Pertusaria texanaTexas Wart Lichen
PhlyctidaceaePhlyctis boliviensisBark Whitewash Lichen
Phlyctis petraeaRock Whitewash Lichen
PhysciaceaeAnaptychia palmulataShaggy Fringe Lichen
Polyblastidium casarettianum
Heterodermia granuliferaGranular Fringe Lichen
Heterodermia obscurataOrange-bellied Fringe Lichen
Heterodermia speciosaPowdered Fringe Lichen
Hyperphyscia syncollaSmooth Shadow-crust Lichen
Phaeophyscia ciliataSmooth Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia rubropulchraOrange-cored Shadow Lichen
Physcia aipoliaHoary Rosette Lichen
Physcia americanaPowdery Rosette Lichen
Physcia stellarisStar Rosette Lichen
Physciella chloanthaCryptic Rosette Lichen
Rinodina fimbriataStreamside Pepper-spored Lichen
Rinodina mozianapepper-spored lichen
Rinodina oxydataAcidic Pepper-spore Lichen
Rinodina tephraspispepper-spored lichen
PorinaceaePseudosagedia guentheriGuenther's Bruise Lichen
PsoraceaePsorula rufonigraBlue-edged Scale Lichen
RamalinaceaeRamalina americanaSinewed Bush Lichen
Ramalina culbersoniorumSouthern Cartilage Lichen
Ramalina intermediaIntermediate Cartilage Lichen
Bilimbia fuscoviridisGreen Fluffy Creek Lichen
SarrameanaceaeLoxospora elatina
StereocaulaceaeLepraria finkiiFluffy Dust Lichen
TeloschistaceaeCaloplaca cerinaGray-rimmed Firedot
Gyalolechia flavorubescens
Gyalolechia flavovirescensSulfur Firedot
Polycauliona candelariaShrubby Sunburst Lichen
Squamulea subsolutaSquamulose Firedot Lichen
TrypetheliaceaeViridothelium virensSpeckled Blister Lichen
VaricellariaceaeVaricellaria velataRimmed Wart Lichen
VerrucariaceaeDermatocarpon arenosaxiThin Stipple Lichen
Endocarpon pallidulumPallid Stippled Lichen
Endocarpon petrolepideumRock Stippled Lichen
Normandina pulchellaElf-eared Lichen
Verrucaria nigrescens
Staurothele fissaLakezone Lichen
Verrucaria cernaensisCracked Speck Lichen