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1 0 Tube Lichen

Tube Lichen

by MachiKodiak, Alaska, USA

I think the black spots are where the

0 0 Oakmoss

Oakmoss

by RachelHibberdEngland, United Kingdom

Fruticose lichen. Branches green above and white below.

0 0 Mini-Lichen

Mini-Lichen

by JonathanSequeiraCartago, Costa Rica

crustaceous, thin, dull green, rough, strongly adhered to the substrate. ...

4 4 Lipstick Cladonia

Lipstick Cladonia

by AngelChandlerWashington, USA

Upright club lichen; pale greyish, covered in

0 3 Whitewash Lichen (crustose)

Whitewash Lichen (crustose)

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

Lichens generally reproduce vegetatively. Some kinds produce dustlike ...

0 0 Yellow cushion Crustose Lichen

Yellow cushion Crustose Lichen

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

X. polycarpa lacks soredia but is usually ...

1 0 Boreal Oakmoss lichen

Boreal Oakmoss lichen

by Brian38Federal Way, Washington, USA

wrinkled and irregular, more so if tiny reproductive structures called

1 0 Fringed Rosette Lichen

Fringed Rosette Lichen

by Brian38

split and turn back to reveal coarse cream-coloured

2 3 Abraded Camouflage Lichen

Abraded Camouflage Lichen

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

soredia.

2 0 Gold Dust Lichen

Gold Dust Lichen

by Brian38Roma, Texas, United States

A bright yellow crustose lichen composed entirely of powdery

0 2 Common orange lichen

Common orange lichen

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

or soredia; The fruit bodies called ...

0 0 Mealy pixie-cup

Mealy pixie-cup

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

marginal projections. Podetia and cups with small, granular

0 0 Orange powder lichen

Orange powder lichen

by Emma California, USA

a powdery (leprose) appearance, a superficial thallus and lacks apothecia, ...

3 0 Common orange lichen

Common orange lichen

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

or soredia; The fruit bodies called ...

6 10 Common orange lichen

Common orange lichen

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

or soredia; The fruit bodies called ...

0 0 Heteroermia sp.

Heteroermia sp.

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

marginal cilia; cilia. Upper surface, gray to dark greenish brown, with some ...

1 0 Dust Crusts lichen

Dust Crusts lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

-yellow, sometimes flecked with orange, and composed entirely of powdery

0 0 Rock Greenshield Lichen

Rock Greenshield Lichen

by The GeoDexCocoa Beach, Florida, United States

also be found on rocks. It is distinguishable due to F. baltimorensis lack of ...

0 0 Pseudocyphellaria crocata (Lichen)

Pseudocyphellaria crocata (Lichen)

by Agustín AmenabarLago Ranco, XIV Región de Los Ríos, Chile

soredia (powdery granules of algae and ...

1 0 Specklebelly Lichen

Specklebelly Lichen

by MachiKodiak, Alaska, United States

the rest. The neon yellow soredia really ...

1 4 Common greenshield lichen

Common greenshield lichen

by KarenLFairview, Tennessee, USA

granular soredia arising from pustules. ...

3 0 Mealy pixie-cup

Mealy pixie-cup

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

marginal projections. Podetia and cups with small, granular

2 5 maritime sunburst lichen, yellow scale

maritime sunburst lichen, yellow scale

by pamsaiIreland

Foliose, pale- to golden-yellow or orange, grey in shade, lacking isidia or ...

0 0 Ramallina farinacea

Ramallina farinacea

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

. Oval or disc-shaped soralia with farinose

0 0 Lecidella elaeochroma

Lecidella elaeochroma

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Crustaceous lichen. Thallus a grey-white to pale-grey-green, cracked crust, ...

1 0 Common orange lichen

Common orange lichen

by arlandaGuadalix de la Sierra, Madrid, Spain

or soredia; The fruit bodies called ...

1 2 Lecidella elaeochroma

Lecidella elaeochroma

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

soredia but occasionally (f. soralifera, ...

1 0 Cup Lichen

Cup Lichen

by injicaZagreb, Croatia

stems, with finely granular soredia on the ...

5 5 Ramalina canariensis on mangroves

Ramalina canariensis on mangroves

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A pale green foliose lichen with branching, pendulous thalli. Many

3 2 Usnea florida

Usnea florida

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

persistly blackened. Main stems contain minute papillae and numerous fibrils. ...

46 70 Cup Lichen

Cup Lichen

by arlandaAlcalá de Henares, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

granular soredia on the outer surface and ...

1 0 False pixie-cup lichen

False pixie-cup lichen

by jbergie13Alberta, Canada

release powdery soredia.

2 0 Physcia pumilior

Physcia pumilior

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

lobs, covered with soredia (non-sexual ...

3 0 Wolf lichen

Wolf lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

reproductive structures soredia and isidia ...

1 0 Antlered Perfume lichen

Antlered Perfume lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

tips. The upper surface is green and warty with pale gray reproductive bodies ...

1 0 Common greenshield lichen

Common greenshield lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

rounded lobes, measuring 3–8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide, usually have patches of ...

1 0 Mustard powder lichen

Mustard powder lichen

by Brian38Orange Beach, Alabama, USA

A bright yellowish orange powdery appearance. Chrysothrix candelaris lacks ...

1 0 Tree Pelt Lichen

Tree Pelt Lichen

by MachiAlaska, USA

I don't often see members of this genus on trees, but rather on the ground. The ...

1 2 Mustard Powder Lichen

Mustard Powder Lichen

by Emma Tulare, California, USA

) appearance, a superficial thallus and lacks apothecia,

1 2 Cup Lichen

Cup Lichen

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

height and are usually coated in a fine dust of

0 0 Trumpet lichen

Trumpet lichen

by JaeGelderland, Netherlands

height and are usually coated in a fine dust of

3 2 Trumpet lichen

Trumpet lichen

by JaeApeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

height and are usually coated in a fine dust of

2 0 Trumpet lichen

Trumpet lichen

by JaePutten, Gelderland, Netherlands

height and are usually coated in a fine dust of

1 2 Common Green Shield

Common Green Shield

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

have patches of granular soredia arising ...

0 0 Lecidella elaeochroma

Lecidella elaeochroma

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

, usually without soredia but occasionally ...

0 4 Cladonia pyxidata

Cladonia pyxidata

by arlandaMadrid, Spain

, disk-like, corticate granules (sometimes developing into squamules within the ...

0 0 Usnea subfloridana

Usnea subfloridana

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

some species). The trunk and branches are covered in patches of

4 3 Cartilage Lichen

Cartilage Lichen

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

grey. There were a few apothecia ( spore producing bodies) but the most ...

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