Lichens of North Carolina
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264 species for Clay County

familysciNamecomName
AcarosporaceaeTrimmatothelopsis dispersaDispersed Cobblestone Lichen
AmphisphaeriaceaeAmphisphaeria bufonia
ArthoniaceaeArthonia susaSoutheastern Comma Lichen
Arthothelium ruanumJaguar-spot Comma Lichen
Arthothelium spectabileSpectacular Comma Lichen
BaeomycetaceaeBaeomyces rufusBrown Beret Lichen
BionectriaceaeNectriopsis rubefaciens
BrigantieaceaeBrigantiaea leucoxanthaBrick-spored Lichen
CaliciaceaeBaculifera curtisiiCurtis' Button Lichen
Buellia erubescensCommon Button Lichen
Calicium glaucellumpin lichen
Pyxine sorediataa mustard lichen
ChrysotrichaceaeChrysothrix xanthinaCommon Gold Dust Lichen
CladoniaceaeCladonia apodocarpaStalkless Cladonia
Cladonia arbusculareindeer lichen
Cladonia mitisGreen Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia caespiticiaStubby-stalked Cladonia
Cladonia chlorophaeaMealy Pixie-cup
Cladonia coniocraeaCommon Powderhorn
Cladonia cristatellaBritish Soldiers
Cladonia didymaSouthern Soldiers
Cladonia fimbriataTrumpet Lichen
Cladonia furcataForked Cladonia
Cladonia grayiGray's Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia incrassataPowder-foot British Soldiers
Cladonia macilentaLipstick Powderhorn
Cladonia multiformisShape-shifting Pixie Lichen
Cladonia ochrochloraSmooth-footed Powderhorn
Cladonia parasiticaFence-rail Cladonia
Cladonia petrophilaRock-loving Cladonia
Cladonia piedmontensisScruffy Peg Lichen
Cladonia rangiferinaGray Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia raveneliiRavenel's Cladonia
Cladonia squamosaDragon Cladonia
Cladonia subcariosaPeg Lichen
Cladonia subtenuisDixie Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia verticillataLadder Lichen
CoccocarpiaceaeCoccocarpia palmicolaSalted Shell Lichen
Spilonema revertens
CoenogoniaceaeCoenogonium pinetiPine Dimple Lichen
CollemataceaeCollema subflaccidumTree Jelly Lichen
Enchylium conglomeratumTar Jelly Lichen
Leptogium corticolaBlistered Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium cyanescensBlue Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium isidiosellumjellyskin
Leptogium juressianuma jellyskin lichen
Leptogium milligranumStretched Jellyskin
Scytinium dactylinumBrown Button Jellyskin
Scytinium lichenoidesTattered Jellyskin
Collema leptaleumCrumpled Bat's Wing Lichen
Leptogium acadienseAcadian Jellyskin
ConiocybaceaeChaenotheca ferrugineaRusty Stubble Lichen
Chaenotheca furfuraceaSulfur Stubble Lichen
GomphillaceaeGomphillus americanusAmerican Gomphillus
Gomphillus calycioidesa gomphillus lichen
GraphidaceaeGraphis furcataForked Script Lichen
Graphis scriptaCommon Script Lichen
Leiorreuma sericeum
Nadvornikia sorediataNadvornik's Pale Dot Lichen
Thelotrema subtilebarnacle lichen
HymeneliaceaeIonaspis lacustrisLakeside Ionaspis
IcmadophilaceaeDibaeis baeomycesPink Earth Lichen
LecanographaceaeAlyxoria variaVariable Scribble Lichen
LecanoraceaeJapewiella dollypartonianaDolly Parton Lichen
Lecanora appalachensisAppalachian Rim Lichen
Lecanora cinereofuscarim lichen
Lecanora hybocarpaBumpy Rim Lichen
Lecanora imshaugiiImshaug's Rim Lichen
Lecanora masanaMasa's Dots
Lecanora nothocaesiellaFalse Dust Lichen
Lecanora rugosellaRugose Rim Lichen
Lecanora saxigenaAppalachian Rock Rim Lichen
Lecanora strobilinaMealy Rim Lichen
Lecanora subimmergensSubimmersed Rim Lichen
Lecanora symmictaFused Rim Lichen
Lecanora thysanophoraMapledust Lichen
Lecidella enteroleucellaa disk lichen
Vainionora americanaAmerican Vainio's Lichen
Lecanora layanaLay's Rim Lichen
Lecanora protervulaEastern Frosted Rim Lichen
LecideaceaeBryobilimbia ahlesiiAhles' Dot Lichen
Lecidea cyrtidiadisc lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescensSmoky-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia crustulataCrusty Boulder Lichen
LeprocaulaceaeHalecania pepegosporaa dot lichen
LichenoconiaceaeLichenoconium lecanoraeRim Lichen Fungus
LichinaceaeEphebe lanataRock Shag Lichen
Ephebe solidaSolid Rockshag Lichen
MegalosporaceaeMegalospora porphyritisa megalospora lichen
MegasporaceaeAspicilia laevatasunken disk lichen
MonoblastiaceaeAcrocordia megalosporaa pyrenolichen
Anisomeridium distansa pyrenolichen
Anisomeridium polyporiMany-pored Punch Lichen
MycocaliciaceaeMycocalicium subtilestubble fungus
Phaeocalicium polyporaeumPolypore Stubble Fungus
OchrolechiaceaeOchrolechia mexicanaMexican Saucer Lichen
Ochrolechia pseudopallescenssaucer lichen
Ochrolechia trochophora var. trochophorasaucer lichen
Ochrolechia yasudaeCoral Saucer Lichen
PannariaceaeFuscopannaria ahlneriAhlner's Shingle Lichen
Fuscopannaria leucostictaWhite-rimmed Shingle Lichen
Fuscopannaria sorediataSorediate Shingle Lichen
Pannaria conopleaMealy-rimmed Shingle Lichen
Pannaria luridamatted lichen
Pannaria rubiginosamatted lichen
Pannaria subfuscamatted lichen
Pannaria tavaresiiTavares' Matted Lichen
Parmeliella appalachensis
Parmeliella triptophylla
Fuscopannaria leucophaeashingle lichen
Pannaria lurida subsp. russelliiRussell's Matted Lichen
ParmeliaceaeAhtiana aurescens
Anzia colpodesBlack Fringe Foam Lichen
Bryoria furcellatahorsehair lichen
Cetrelia cetrarioidessea-storm lichen
Cetrelia chicitaeChicita's Sea-storm Lichen
Cetrelia olivetorumOlive Sea-storm Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperataCommon Greenshield Lichen
Hypogymnia physodesHooded Tube Lichen
Hypotrachyna croceopustulataloop lichen
Hypotrachyna horrescensHairy-spined Shield Lichen
Hypotrachyna imbricatulaloop lichen
Hypotrachyna minarumNew Forest Loop Lichen
Hypotrachyna osseoalbaGrainy Loop Lichen
Hypotrachyna pseudosinuosaloop lichen
Hypotrachyna revolutaloop lichen
Hypotrachyna showmaniiShowman's Loop Lichen
Imshaugia aleuritesSalted Starburst Lichen
Menegazzia subsimilistree flute lichen
Myelochroa aurulentaPowdery Axil-bristle Lichen
Myelochroa metarevolutaaxil-bristle lichen
Parmelia saxatilisSalted Shield Lichen
Parmelia squarrosaBottlebrush Shield Lichen
Parmotrema crinitumSalted Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema mellissiiruffle lichen
Parmotrema perforatumPerforated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema perlatumBlack Stone Flower
Parmotrema reticulatumReticulated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema stuppeumruffle lichen
Parmotrema subisidiosumSubisidiate Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema submarginaleUnperforated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema ultralucensruffle lichen
Platismatia tuckermaniiCrumpled Rag Lichen
Pseudevernia consociansCommon Antler Lichen
Punctelia appalachensisAppalachian Speckled Shield Lichen
Punctelia rudectaRough Speckled Shield Lichen
Tuckermanella fendleriDwarf Wrinkle Lichen
Tuckermannopsis ciliarisCiliate Wrinkle Lichen
Usnea angulataOld Man's Beard
Usnea fulvoreagensbeard lichen
Usnea rubicundaRed Beard Lichen
Usnea subfloridanabeard lichen
Usnea subfuscabeard lichen
Usnea subgracilisbeard lichen
Usnea subscabrosaHorny Beard Llichen
Usnocetraria oakesianaYellow Ribbon Lichen
Xanthoparmelia conspersaPeppered Rock Shield
Xanthoparmelia isidiosarock shield lichen
Xanthoparmelia plittiiPlitt's Rock-shield
Hypotrachyna lividescensloop lichen
Hypotrachyna mcmullinianaMcMullin's Loop Lichen
Usnea fragilescensbeard lichen
Usnea schadenbergianaSchadenberg's Beard Lichen
PeltigeraceaeCrocodia aurataspecklebelly lichen
Lobaria pulmonariaLungwort, Lung Lichen
Nephroma helveticumkidney lichen
Peltigera aphthosaFreckle Pelt Lichen
Peltigera caninaDog Lichen
Peltigera elisabethaeElisabeth's Pelt Lichen
Peltigera leucophlebiapelt lichen
Peltigera neopolydactylaFrog Pelt
Peltigera phyllidiosapelt lichen
Peltigera praetextatapelt lichen
Peltigera senecapelt lichen
Pseudocyphellaria holarcticaHolarctic Specklebelly Lichen
Pseudocyphellaria hawaiiensisHawaiian Specklebelly Lichen
Ricasolia quercizansSmooth Lungwort
Sticta beauvoisiiFringed Moon Lichen
Sticta carolinensisCarolina Moon Lichen
Sticta fragilinataFragile Moon Lichen
Sticta fuliginosaPeppered Moon Lichen
Pseudocyphellaria perpetua
PertusariaceaePertusaria epixanthaYellow-tipped Wart Lichen
Pertusaria globularisGlobular Wart Lichen
Pertusaria macouniiMacoun's Wart Lichen
Pertusaria paratuberculiferaSpotted Wart Lichen
Pertusaria propinquawart lichen
Pertusaria subpertusaMesa Wart Lichen
Pertusaria xanthodesVolcano Wart Lichen
PhlyctidaceaePhlyctis boliviensisBark Whitewash Lichen
Phlyctis petraeaRock Whitewash Lichen
PhysciaceaeAnaptychia palmulataShaggy Fringe Lichen
Polyblastidium casarettianum
Heterodermia granulifera
Heterodermia neglecta
Heterodermia obscurataOrange-bellied Fringe Lichen
Heterodermia speciosaPowdered Fringe Lichen
Heterodermia squamulosaSquamulose Centipede Lichen
Leucodermia appalachensisAppalachian Fringe Lichen
Leucodermia leucomelosElegant Fringe Lichen
Phaeophyscia endococcinodesshadow lichen
Phaeophyscia rubropulchraOrange-cored Shadow Lichen
Physcia americanaPowdery Rosette Lichen
Physcia stellarisStar Rosette Lichen
Polyblastidium hypoleucumCupped Fringe Lichen
Rinodina buckiiBuck's Pepper-spored Lichen
Rinodina chrysidiataGolden Pepper-spored Lichen
Heterodermia langdonianaLangdon's Fringe Lichen
Physcia clementeiClement's Rosette Lichen
PilocarpaceaeMicarea peliocarpadot lichen
Schadonia saulskellyanaMary Sauls Kelly's Dots
PlacynthiaceaePlacynthium flabellosumblackthread lichen
PorinaceaePorina scabrida
Pseudosagedia guentheriGuenther's Bruise Lichen
PsoraceaePsorula rufonigra
PyrenulaceaePyrenula pseudobufoniaEastern Pox Lichen
Pyrenula punctellapox lichen
Pyrenula subellipticaSubelliptic Pox Lichen
RamalinaceaeBacidia ekmanianaEkman's Dotted Lichen
Bacidia polychroadotted lichen
Bacidia schweinitziiSurprise Lichen
Biatora appalachensisAppalachian Dotted Lichen
Biatora ponticadotted lichen
Bilimbia sabuletorum
Catillochroma beechingiiBeeching's Catillochroma
Phyllopsora confusa
Ramalina culbersoniorumSouthern Cartilage Lichen
RhizocarpaceaeRhizocarpon infernulummap lichen
RopalosporaceaeRopalospora viridis
StereocaulaceaeLepraria finkiiFink's Dust Lichen
Lepraria neglectaZoned Dust Lichen
Lepraria normandinoidesElf-ear Dust Lichen
Lepraria oxybaphaLesser Lichen Vulgaris
Lepraria vouauxiidust lichen
Lepraria xanthonicaYellow Dust Lichen
Stereocaulon dactylophyllumFinger-scale Foam Lichen
Stereocaulon pileatumPixie Foam Lichen
StictidaceaeThelopsis corticola
Thelopsis rubella
StrigulaceaeStrigula stigmatella
TeloschistaceaeCaloplaca reptansfiredot lichen
Xanthomendoza weberi
ThelenellaceaeThelenella muscorum
TrapeliaceaePlacynthiella icmaleatar-spot lichen
Trapelia coarctata
Trapelia corticola
Trapelia glebulosa
Trapelia placodioides
Trapeliopsis viridescens
TrypetheliaceaeViridothelium virensSpeckled Blister Lichen
UmbilicariaceaeUmbilicaria papulosaCommon Toadskin
Umbilicaria americanafrosted rock tripe
Umbilicaria mammulataSmooth Rock Tripe
UncertainBiatoropsis usnearum
Dictyocatenulata alba
VahliellaceaeVahliella leucophaeaVahl's Lichen
VaricellariaceaeVaricellaria velataRimmed Wart Lichen
VariolariaceaeLepra multipunctoidesDotted Fluff-wart Lichen
Lepra pustulataPustule Crust Lichen
Lepra trachythallina
VerrucariaceaeAgonimia opuntiella
Dermatocarpon luridumstippleback lichen
Normandina pulchellaElf-eared Lichen
Placidium arboreumTree Stipplescale