Lichenology Gallery

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Hyperphyscia syncollaSmooth shadow-crust lichenSometimes, y’all. Lichenology is weird. Like, I am re

Peltigera malaceaMat felt lichenPeltigera lichens, commonly called dog lichens or felt lichens, vary

lichenaday:Aspicilia cupreaimages: source | sourceAspicilia cuprea didn’t get a fair shake with my f

Lobaria raveneliiThis gorgeous foliose lichen can be found growing on mossy rocks and wood in open w

Xanthocarpia crenulatellaInevitably when I post a lichen like this, I will read comments/note where

Sphaerophorus venerabilisOldgrowth coral lichen, ancient coral lichenimages: source | source | sourc

Metus conglomeratusThis odd member of the cladoniaceae family is native to the southern hemisphere a

Gyalolechia subbracteataLooking for lichens is kinda like looking for Easter eggs. Since I am an adu

Vulpicida juniperina (syn. Vulpicida tilisii)Limestone sunshine lichen, yellow lichen, goldtwist lic

Nyungwea anguinellaLook, I can’t tell you exactly why every picture of N. anguinella looks, uh, comp

Hypogymnia bitteriPowdered tube lichen, bitter tube lichenI’m not going to pretend I don’t occasiona

Peccania subnigraThis lil bitty pal is referred to as a dwarf fruticose lichen, but it is so small t

Myelochroa galbinaI don’t want to make assumptions about you, I’m not about that. But for a bunch of

Peltigera neckeriNecker’s felt lichen, Aufgedrehte BlätterschildflechteI added the German common nam

Heppia adglutinataLichens in this genus are often referred to as rock olives because of their resemb

Candelaria concolorCandle flame lichenI don’t know what weird-ass candles you all are buying, but if

Cladonia boryiFishnet cladonia, Bory’s cup lichenYou can tell this is a cladonia lichen because of t

Aspicilia filiformisGod I love that the description I found for this lichen as “creeping.” Creeping

Phaeophyscia rubropulchraOrange-cored shadow lichen This foliose lichen grows in small roundish-patc

Koerberiella wimmerianaAnd this timeWe’re going to get *BUMPY*K. wimmeriana is a crustose

Letharia columbiana Brown-eyes wolf lichenimages: source

Pyrenodesmia albovariegata Met a little girl last week with red hair and complimented her on it. She

Opegrapha vulgata I would have never thought lichens could be vulgar, but here it is guys–

Menegazzia subsimilisTree flute lichenimages: source | source | source

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