Lichens of North Carolina
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224 species for Durham County

familysciNamecomName
AphanopsidaceaeSteinia geophana
ArthoniaceaeArthonia quintariaFive-septate Comma Lichen
Arthonia rubellaRufous Comma Lichen
Arthonia susaSoutheastern Comma Lichen
Arthothelium spectabileSpectacular Comma Lichen
Inoderma subabietinum
CaliciaceaeBaculifera curtisiiCurtis' Button Lichen
Buellia erubescensCommon Button Lichen
Calicium salicinumRusted Stubble Lichen
Pyxine caesiopruinosamustard lichen
Pyxine sorediataa mustard lichen
Pyxine subcinereamustard lichen
CandelariaceaeCandelaria concolorCandleflame Lichen
Candelaria fibrosaFringed Candleflame Lichen
Candelariella xanthostigmoidesgoldspeck lichen
CatillariaceaeCatillaria nigroclavataa black dot lichen
ChrysotrichaceaeChrysothrix caesiaFrosted Comma Lichen
Chrysothrix xanthinaCommon Gold Dust Lichen
CladoniaceaeCladonia apodocarpaStalkless Cladonia
Cladonia botrytesStump Lichen
Cladonia caespiticiaStubby-stalked Cladonia
Cladonia chlorophaeaMealy Pixie-cup
Cladonia coniocraeaCommon Powderhorn
Cladonia conistacup lichen
Cladonia cristatellaBritish Soldiers
Cladonia cryptochlorophaeacup lichen
Cladonia cylindricaCylinder Cup Lichen
Cladonia didymaSouthern Soldiers
Cladonia evansiiPowder Puff Lichen
Cladonia floridanaBramble Cladonia
Cladonia furcataForked Cladonia
Cladonia grayiGray's Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia leporinaJester Lichen
Cladonia macilentaLipstick Powderhorn
Cladonia mateocyathaMixed-up Pixie Cups
Cladonia ochrochloraSmooth-footed Powderhorn
Cladonia parasiticaFence-rail Cladonia
Cladonia peziziformisTurban Lichen
Cladonia piedmontensisScruffy Peg Lichen
Cladonia pleurotaRed-fruited Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia ramulosaBranched Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia rangiferinaGray Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia raveneliiRavenel's Cladonia
Cladonia robbinsiiYellow Tongue Cladonia
Cladonia strepsilisOlive Cladonia
Cladonia subcariosaPeg Lichen
Cladonia subtenuisDixie Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia verticillataLadder Lichen
Pycnothelia papillariaGnome Fingers
ClavulinaceaeMulticlavula mucidaWhite Green-Algae Coral
CoccocarpiaceaeCoccocarpia palmicolaSalted Shell Lichen
CoenogoniaceaeCoenogonium pinetiPine Dimple Lichen
CollemataceaeCollema nigrescensBroadleaf Blistered Jelly Lichen
Enchylium conglomeratumTar Jelly Lichen
Leptogium austroamericanumSouth American Jellyskin
Leptogium corticolaBlistered Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium cyanescensBlue Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium hirsutumHairy Jellyskin
FuscideaceaeMaronea constans
Maronea polyphaea
GomphillaceaeGomphillus americanusAmerican Gomphillus
Gyalideopsis buckiiBuck's Gyalideopsis
Gyalideopsis moodyaeMoody's Gyalideopsis
GraphidaceaeGraphis lineolaLine Script Lichen
Graphis scriptaCommon Script Lichen
Allographa striatulaStriate Script Lichen
Nadvornikia sorediataNadvornik's Pale Dot Lichen
Phaeographis inustaCommon Brown-spored Script Lichen
Thelotrema subtilebarnacle lichen
GyalectaceaeGyalecta geoicaRock Dimple Lichen
IcmadophilaceaeDibaeis baeomycesPink Earth Lichen
LecanoraceaeLecanora appalachensisAppalachian Rim Lichen
Lecanora caesiorubellaFrosted Rim Lichen
Lecanora chlaroteraBrown Rim Lichen
Lecanora hybocarpaBumpy Rim Lichen
Lecanora imshaugiiImshaug's Rim Lichen
Lecanora minutellaMinute Rim Lichen
Lecanora strobilinaMealy Rim Lichen
Lecanora variaGreenish-yellow Rim Lichen
Traponora variansVariegated Dot Lichen
Lecanora protervulaEastern Frosted Rim Lichen
LecideaceaePorpidia albocaerulescensSmoky-eyed Boulder Lichen
LichenotheliaceaeLichenothelia a rock-inhabiting fungus; a borderline lichen
MelaspileaceaeMelaspilea demissaLittle Brown Script
MonoblastiaceaeAnisomeridium biformea pyrenolichen
Anisomeridium polyporiMany-pored Punch Lichen
MycocaliciaceaePhaeocalicium polyporaeumPolypore Stubble Fungus
OchrolechiaceaeOchrolechia africanaFrosted Saucer Lichen
Ochrolechia pseudopallescenssaucer lichen
OpegraphaceaeOpegrapha vulgatascribble lichen
OphioparmaceaeHypocenomyce scalarisOyster Lichen
PannariaceaeFuscopannaria leucostictaWhite-rimmed Shingle Lichen
Pannaria rubiginosamatted lichen
Pannaria subfuscamatted lichen
Pannaria tavaresiiTavares' Matted Lichen
ParmeliaceaeAnzia colpodesBlack Fringe Foam Lichen
Canoparmelia carolinianaCarolina Shield Lichen
Canoparmelia texanaTexas Shield Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperataCommon Greenshield Lichen
Hypotrachyna horrescensHairy-spined Shield Lichen
Hypotrachyna lividaWrinkled Loop Lichen
Hypotrachyna osseoalbaGrainy Loop Lichen
Imshaugia aleuritesSalted Starburst Lichen
Imshaugia placorodiaImshaug's lichen
Myelochroa aurulentaPowdery Axil-bristle Lichen
Myelochroa galbinaSmooth Axil-bristle Lichen
Parmeliopsis ambiguabran lichen
Parmeliopsis subambiguaSouthern Starburst Lichen
Parmotrema austrosinenseruffle lichen
Parmotrema crinitumSalted Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema dilatatumruffle lichen
Parmotrema haitienseHaitian Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema hypoleucinuma ruffle lichen
Parmotrema hypotropumPowdered Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema xanthinumYellow Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema margaritatumruffle lichen
Parmotrema mellissiiruffle lichen
Parmotrema perforatumPerforated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema rampoddenseruffle lichen
Parmotrema reticulatumReticulated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema subisidiosumSubisidiate Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema submarginaleUnperforated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema subtinctoriumruffle lichen
Parmotrema tinctorumPalm Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema ultralucensruffle lichen
Punctelia borrerispeckled shield lichen
Punctelia caseanaCase's Speckled Shield Lichen
Punctelia rudectaRough Speckled Shield Lichen
Tuckermanella fendleriDwarf Wrinkle Lichen
Tuckermannopsis ciliarisCiliate Wrinkle Lichen
Usnea mutabilisBloody Beard Lichen
Usnea strigosaBushy Beard Lichen
Usnea subfloridanabeard lichen
Usnea subgracilisbeard lichen
Xanthoparmelia conspersaPeppered Rock Shield
Xanthoparmelia hypomeleanarock shield lichen
Usnea herreiHerre's Beard Lichen
PeltigeraceaeCrocodia aurataspecklebelly lichen
Lobaria pulmonariaLungwort, Lung Lichen
Emmanuelia raveneliiRavenel's Lungwort
Nephroma helveticumkidney lichen
Peltigera caninaDog Lichen
Peltigera phyllidiosapelt lichen
Peltigera polydactylonpelt lichen
Peltigera praetextatapelt lichen
Ricasolia quercizansSmooth Lungwort
Sticta beauvoisiiFringed Moon Lichen
PertusariaceaePertusaria epixanthaYellow-tipped Wart Lichen
Pertusaria ostiolatawart lichen
Pertusaria paratuberculiferaSpotted Wart Lichen
Pertusaria texanaTexas Wart Lichen
Pertusaria xanthodesVolcano Wart Lichen
PhlyctidaceaePhlyctis boliviensisBark Whitewash Lichen
PhysciaceaeAnaptychia palmulataShaggy Fringe Lichen
Heterodermia albicansWhite Fringe Lichen
Heterodermia granulifera
Heterodermia obscurataOrange-bellied Fringe Lichen
Heterodermia speciosaPowdered Fringe Lichen
Hyperphyscia syncollaSmooth Shadow-crust Lichen
Phaeophyscia ciliataSmooth Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia hirsutaHairy Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia hispidulaWhiskered Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia orbicularisMealy Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia pusilloidesPom Pom Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia rubropulchraOrange-cored Shadow Lichen
Physcia adscendensHooded Rosette Lichen
Physcia aipoliaHoary Rosette Lichen
Physcia americanaPowdery Rosette Lichen
Physcia millegranaMealy Rosette Lichen
Physcia pumiliorSpotted Rosette Lichen
Physcia stellarisStar Rosette Lichen
Physciella chloanthaCryptic Rosette Lichen
Physconia leucoleiptesfrosted lichen
Rinodina ascociscanapepper-spored lichen
Rinodina maculanspepper-spored lichen
Rinodina oxydataAcidic Pepper-spore Lichen
Rinodina tephraspispepper-spored lichen
Physcia alnophilarosette lichen
Rinodina papillatapepper-spored lichen
PilocarpaceaeMicarea neostipitataStipitate Dot Lichen
Micarea soraliferaGreen Dust Lichen
PorinaceaePorina heterosporaSoutheastern Pimple Lichen
Pseudosagedia cestrensisbruise lichen
Pseudosagedia guentheriGuenther's Bruise Lichen
PyrenulaceaePyrenula leucostomaWhite-spotted Pox Lichen
Pyrenula pseudobufoniaEastern Pox Lichen
Pyrenula punctellapox lichen
Pyrenula subellipticaSubelliptic Pox Lichen
RamalinaceaeBacidia purpuransPurple Dotted Lichen
Bacidia schweinitziiSurprise Lichen
Bacidia suffusadotted lichen
Biatora printzeniiPrintzen's Dotted Lichen
Phyllopsora parvifolia
Ramalina americanaAmerican Strap Lichen
Ramalina complanatastrap lichen
Ramalina culbersoniorumSouthern Cartilage Lichen
Ramalina stenosporastrap lichen
Bacidina delicataGhost Dot Lichen
Phyllopsora kalbiiKalb's Lace-scale
Phyllopsora isidiosa
SarrameanaceaeLoxospora elatina
StereocaulaceaeLepraria finkiiFink's Dust Lichen
StictidaceaeThelopsis corticola
Thelopsis inordinataan inmersed perithecial lichen
TeloschistaceaeObscuroplaca camptidiafiredot lichen
Caloplaca cerinaGray-rimmed Firedot
Polycauliona candelariaShrubby Sunburst Lichen
Squamulea subsolutaSquamulose Firedot Lichen
Xanthomendoza weberi
TephromelataceaeTephromela atraBlack-eye Lichen
TrapeliaceaePlacynthiella dasaeaa pale dot lichen
Trapelia glebulosa
Trapeliopsis flexuosaFence-rail Lichen
TrypetheliaceaeConstrictolumina cinchonaepyrenolichen
Viridothelium virensSpeckled Blister Lichen
VaricellariaceaeVaricellaria velataRimmed Wart Lichen
VariolariaceaeLepra amaraBitter Wart Lichen
Lepra hypothamnolica
Lepra ophthalmiza
Lepra pustulataPustule Crust Lichen
VerrucariaceaeDermatocarpon luridumstippleback lichen
Dermatocarpon muhlenbergiiMuhlenberg's Stippleback Lichen
Placidium arboreumTree Stipplescale
VezdaeaceaeVezdaea leprosaVezda's Lichen