Lichens of North Carolina
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99 species for Mecklenburg County

familysciNamecomName
CaliciaceaeAmandinea punctataTiny Button Lichen
Baculifera curtisiiCurtis' Button Lichen
Buellia erubescensCommon Button Lichen
Buellia maculataSpotted Button Lichen
Pyxine sorediataa mustard lichen
Pyxine subcinereamustard lichen
Diplotomma alboatrumGrayish Button Lichen
CandelariaceaeCandelaria concolorCandleflame Lichen
Candelaria fibrosaFringed Candleflame Lichen
CladoniaceaeCladonia arbusculareindeer lichen
Cladonia cervicornisladder lichen
Cladonia chlorophaeaMealy Pixie-cup
Cladonia ciliata var. tenuis
Cladonia cristatellaBritish Soldiers
Cladonia grayiGray's Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia incrassataPowder-foot British Soldiers
Cladonia mateocyathaMixed-up Pixie Cups
Cladonia peziziformisTurban Lichen
Cladonia piedmontensisScruffy Peg Lichen
Cladonia strepsilisOlive Cladonia
Cladonia subcariosaPeg Lichen
Cladonia subtenuisDixie Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia verticillataLadder Lichen
Pycnothelia papillariaGnome Fingers
CollemataceaeCollema nigrescensBroadleaf Blistered Jelly Lichen
Collema pulcellum var. pulcellumBlistered Jelly Lichen
Collema pulcellum var. leucopepluma blistered jelly lichen
Collema pulcellum var. subnigriscensBlistered Jelly Lichen
Enchylium conglomeratumTar Jelly Lichen
Leptogium corticolaBlistered Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium cyanescensBlue Jellyskin Lichen
Leptogium hirsutumHairy Jellyskin
Leptogium milligranumStretched Jellyskin
Collema leptaleumCrumpled Bat's Wing Lichen
GraphidaceaeDiploschistes actinostomuscrater lichen
Graphis scriptaCommon Script Lichen
LecanoraceaeLecanora allophanarim lichen
Lecanora hybocarpaBumpy Rim Lichen
Lecanora imshaugiiImshaug's Rim Lichen
Lecanora miculataBlue-eyed Rim Lichen
Lecanora minutellaMinute Rim Lichen
Lecanora strobilinaMealy Rim Lichen
Lecanora subimmergensSubimmersed Rim Lichen
Traponora variansVariegated Dot Lichen
OpegraphaceaeOpegrapha vulgatascribble lichen
PannariaceaeFuscopannaria leucostictaWhite-rimmed Shingle Lichen
Pannaria rubiginosamatted lichen
ParmeliaceaeFlavoparmelia baltimorensisRock Greenshield Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperataCommon Greenshield Lichen
Hypotrachyna lividaWrinkled Loop Lichen
Myelochroa aurulentaPowdery Axil-bristle Lichen
Myelochroa galbinaSmooth Axil-bristle Lichen
Parmelia saxatilisSalted Shield Lichen
Parmelia squarrosaBottlebrush Shield Lichen
Parmotrema cetratumruffle lichen
Parmotrema crinitumSalted Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema hypotropumPowdered Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema margaritatumruffle lichen
Parmotrema perforatumPerforated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema reticulatumReticulated Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema subisidiosumSubisidiate Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema submarginaleUnperforated Ruffle Lichen
Pseudoparmelia uleanafalse shield lichen
Punctelia rudectaRough Speckled Shield Lichen
Tuckermanella fendleriDwarf Wrinkle Lichen
Usnea strigosaBushy Beard Lichen
PeltigeraceaeCrocodia aurataspecklebelly lichen
Peltigera caninaDog Lichen
Peltigera praetextatapelt lichen
Peltigera rufescensRufous Pelt Lichen
PertusariaceaePertusaria epixanthaYellow-tipped Wart Lichen
Pertusaria ostiolatawart lichen
Pertusaria paratuberculiferaSpotted Wart Lichen
Pertusaria pustulataPustule Wart Lichen
Pertusaria rubefactawart lichen
Pertusaria texanaTexas Wart Lichen
Pertusaria glomeratawart lichen
PhysciaceaeHeterodermia granulifera
Heterodermia obscurataOrange-bellied Fringe Lichen
Phaeophyscia ciliataSmooth Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia rubropulchraOrange-cored Shadow Lichen
Physcia aipoliaHoary Rosette Lichen
Physcia americanaPowdery Rosette Lichen
Physcia haleiHele's Rosette Lichen
Physcia stellarisStar Rosette Lichen
Physcia subtilisSlender Rosette Lichen
Rinodina tephraspispepper-spored lichen
Rinodina bischoffiiBischoff's Pepper-spored Lichen
PsoraceaePsora decipiens
PyrenulaceaePyrenula pseudobufoniaEastern Pox Lichen
RamalinaceaeBacidia polychroadotted lichen
Bacidia schweinitziiSurprise Lichen
Biatora vernalisSpring Dotted Lichen
TeloschistaceaeAthallia holocarpafiredot lichen
Gyalolechia flavovirescensSulfur Firedot
VaricellariaceaeVaricellaria velataRimmed Wart Lichen
VariolariaceaeLepra amaraBitter Wart Lichen
VerrucariaceaeDermatocarpon miniatumLesser Stippleback Lichen
XylographaceaeXylographa disseminata