List of common names of lichen genera

This is a list of common names of lichen genera. When a common name for a lichen genus is the same as the scientific name for that genus, it is not included in the following list. This list only includes genera common names that are widely used, as indicated by the common name either appearing in a peer reviewed scientific publication or in a scientifically reliable reference source.

A common name for a lichen genus will often uniquely refer to that genus, but not always. Sometimes the same common name may refer to several different genera, which may not be related by sharing common ancestry. An example is that "wart lichen" refers to at least five different genera in four different families.[1] Sometimes the same genus may have more than one widely used common name. For example, members of the genus Staurothele are commonly called "wart lichens", and also "rock pimples". Lichen genus common names my come from the shape, color, or other feature of some members of a genus. Other members may not share that trait, but are still referred to by the common name for the genus. For example, Caloplaca albovariegata is an orange lichen, but it is not orange in color.

Lichen species common names are often the same as the common name of the genus they are in, or are a modification of that common name by adding an adjective. But sometimes the parts of a lichen species common name are common names of other lichen genera. For example, Psilolechia lucida, in the genus Psilolechia, is commonly called "sulphur dust lichen".[1][2] But "sulphur lichen" refers to the genus Fulgensia, and "dust lichen" refers either to the genus Chrysothrix or the genus Lepraria.[1][3][4][5]

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  2. ^ Sulphur Dust Lichen (Psilolechia lucida), Encyclopedia of Life
  3. ^ a b Sulphur Lichen (Fulgensia), Encyclopedia of Life
  4. ^ a b Dust Lichen (Chrysothrix), Encyclopedia of Life
  5. ^ a b Dust Lichen (Lepraria), Encyclopedia of Life
  6. ^ Ball Lichen (Sphaerophorus), Encyclopedia of Life
  7. ^ Barnacle Lichen (Thelotrema), Encyclopedia of Life
  8. ^ Usnea (Old Man's Beard), Encyclopedia of Life
  9. ^ Birchbark Dot Lichen (Leptorhaphis), Encyclopedia of Life
  10. ^ Blackcurly Lichen (Pseudephebe), Encyclopedia of Life
  11. ^ Blackthread Lichen (Placynthium), Encyclopedia of Life
  12. ^ Blemished Lichen (Phlyctis), Encyclopedia of Life
  13. ^ Blistered Navel Lichen (Lassallia), Encyclopedia of Life
  14. ^ Blood lichen (Mycoblastus), Encyclopedia of Life
  15. ^ Bloodstain Lichen (Haematomma), Encyclopedia of Life
  16. ^ Bowl Lichen (Psoroma), Encyclopedia of Life
  17. ^ Bran Lichen (Parmeliosis), Encyclopedia of Life
  18. ^ Brittle Lichen (Cornicularia), Encyclopedia of Life
  19. ^ Bullseye Lichen (Placopsis), Encyclopedia of Life
  20. ^ Bruised Lichen (Tonina), Encyclopedia of Life,
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
  22. ^ Cap Lichen (Baeomyces), Encyclopedia of Life
  23. ^ Cartilage Lichen (Ramalina), Encyclopedia of Life
  24. ^ Chocolate Chip Lichen (Solarina), Encyclopedia of Life
  25. ^ Clam Lichen (Normandina), Encyclopedia of Life
  26. ^ Club Lichen (Multiclavula), Encyclopedia of Life
  27. ^ Cockleshell Lichen (Hypocenomyce), Encyclopedia of Life
  28. ^ Chalice Lichen (Endocarpon), Encyclopedia of Life
  29. ^ Crabseye Lichen (Ochrolechia), Encyclopedia of Life
  30. ^ Cracked Lichen (Acarospora), Encyclopedia of Life
  31. ^ Crater Lichen (Diploschistes), Encyclopedia of Life
  32. ^ Cup Lichen (Cladonia), Encyclopedia of Life
  33. ^ Dimple Lichen (Gyalecta), Encyclopedia of Life
  34. ^ Disc Lichen (Buellia), Encyclopedia of Life
  35. ^ Disc Lichen (Tremolecia), Encyclopedia of Life
  36. ^ Disk Lichen (Trapelia), Encyclopedia of Life,
  37. ^ Dot Lichen (Arthonia), Encyclopedia of Life
  38. ^ Dot Lichen (Micaria), Encyclopedia of Life
  39. ^ Dotted Lichen (Basidia), Encyclopedia of Life
  40. ^ Earth Lichen (Catapyrenium), Encyclopedia of Life
  41. ^ Eggyolk Lichen (Canelariella), Encyclopedia of Life
  42. ^ Felt Lichen (Peltigera), Encyclopedia of Life
  43. ^ Fishscale Lichen (Psora), Encyclopedia of Life
  44. ^ Granular Lichen (Lopadium), Encyclopedia of Life
  45. ^ Lead Lichen (Parmeliella), Encyclopedia of Life
  46. ^ Light and Dark Lichen (Pseudovernia)
  47. ^ Lung Lichen (Lobaria), Encyclopedia of Life
  48. ^ Mountain Lichen (Dimeleana), Encyclopedia of Life
  49. ^ Orange Lichen (Caloplaca), Encyclopedia of Life
  50. ^ Old Wood Rimmed Lichen (Lecanactis), Encyclopedia of Life
  51. ^ Peppermint drop lichen (Icmadophila), Encyclopedia of Life
  52. ^ Pore Lichen (Pertusaria), Encyclopedia of Life
  53. ^ Reindeer Lichen (Cladina), Encyclopedia of Life
  54. ^ Rim Lichen (Squamarina), Encyclopedia of Life
  55. ^ Snow Lichen (Stereocaulon), Encyclopedia of Life
  56. ^ Observations in the Genus: Solorina, Ispotnature
  57. ^ Plant Profile for Sticta (spotted felt lichen), USDA
  58. ^ Thread Lichen (Ephebe), Encyclopedia of Life
  59. ^ Tube Lichen (Ephebe), Encyclopedia of Life
  60. ^ Urn Lichen (Tholurna), Encyclopedia of Life
  61. ^ Velvet Lichen (Cystocoleus), Encyclopedia of Life
  62. ^ Wart Lichen(Porina), Encyclopedia of Life
  63. ^ Wart Lichen (Pyrenula), Encyclopedia of Life
  64. ^ Wart Lichen (Staurothele), Encyclopedia of Life
  65. ^ Wart Lichen (Verrucaria), Encyclopedia of Life
  66. ^ Whitefingers lichen, Siphula, Wildflower sightings
  67. ^ Whiteworm lichen (Thamnolia), Encyclodpedia of Life