Lichen

Group Description

Lichen is a composition of two sometimes three organisms: algae, yeast and a fungus - symbiotic relationship. Stable symbiotic association between a fungus and algae and / or cyanobacteria.

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SubGroups

name	latinname	species	sightings	media
Arthonia calcarea	Arthonia calcarea	1	1	4
Aspicilia leprosescens	Aspicilia leprosescens	1	1	1
Bagliettoa baldensis	Bagliettoa baldensis	1	1	2
Black-Eye Lichen	Tephromela atra	1	2	7
Blue-Grey Rosette Lichen	Physcia caesia	1	1	1
Caloplaca crenularia	Caloplaca crenularia	1	2	10
Caloplaca decipiens	Caloplaca decipiens	1	1	1
Caloplaca flavescens	Caloplaca flavescens	1	4	10
Caloplaca flavocitrina	Caloplaca flavocitrina	1	1	2
Candelariella vitellina	Candelariella vitellina	1	1	1
Cartilage Lichen	Ramalina farinacea	1	1	4
Chewing Gum Lichen	Lecanora muralis	1	2	3
Cladonia pocillum	Cladonia pocillum	1	2	12
Cladonia rangiformis	Cladonia rangiformis	1	5	9
Diploicia canescens	Diploicia canescens	1	1	1
Firedot Lichen	Caloplaca holocarpa	1	1	1
Fluffy Dust Lichen	Lepraria finkii	1	2	4
Fuscidea lightfootii	Fuscidea lightfootii	1	1	2
Glaucomaria carpinea	Glaucomaria carpinea	1	1	2
Hoary Rosette Lichen	Physcia aipolia	1	1	3
Humble Pixie-Cup Lichen	Cladonia humilis	1	2	10
Hypotrachyna britannica	Hypotrachyna britannica	1	1	7
Hypotrachyna laevigata	Hypotrachyna laevigata	1	1	1
Hypotrachyna revoluta	Hypotrachyna revoluta	1	2	4
Lecanora albescens	Lecanora albescens	1	1	1
Lecanora campestris	Lecanora campestris	1	2	7
Lecidella elaeochroma	Lecidella elaeochroma	1	1	6
Lepraria incana agg.	Lepraria incana agg.	1	1	3
Netted Shield Lichen	Parmelia sulcata	1	3	3
Opegrapha atra	Opegrapha atra	1	2	5
Peltigera membranacea	Peltigera membranacea	1	1	5
Phaeographis dendritica	Phaeographis dendritica	1	1	2
Physcia adscendens	Physcia adscendens	1	3	8
Physcia tenella	Physcia tenella	1	1	3
Powder-tipped Rosette Lichen	Physcia dubia	1	1	2
Powdered Speckled Shield Lichen	Punctelia subrudecta	1	1	1
Snowy Dust Lichen	Lepraria nivalis	1	1	6
Solenopsora candicans	Solenopsora candicans	1	1	1
Stubby-stalked Cladonia	Cladonia caespiticia	1	2	6
Verrucaria baldensis	Verrucaria baldensis	1	1	4
Verrucaria nigrescens	Verrucaria nigrescens	1	1	1
Xanthoria calcicola	Xanthoria calcicola	1	8	11
Xanthoria parietina	Xanthoria parietina	1	3	7
lecanora albescens	lecanora albescens	1	1	1

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