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9793 thumb Lichens of Nova Scotia, Canada

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Mainly macrolichens, based on those species listed in the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre non-vascular species ranks for Nova Scotia.

http://accdc.com/en/ranks.html

Witch's-hair Lichen
Alectoria fallacina
Small
Witch's Hair 1
Alectoria sarmentosa
Small
Gowardia nigricans 2
Small
Scale Beret Lichen 3
Baeomyces carneus
Small
Brown Beret Lichen 4
Baeomyces rufus
Small
Pink Earth Lichen 5
Dibaeis baeomyces
Small
Candleflame Lichen 6
Candelaria concolor
Small
gold dust lichen 7
Chrysothrix candelaris
Small
Cladina arbuscula 8
Cladonia arbuscula
Cladina conspicua
Cladonia conspicua
Small
Cladina mitis 9
Cladonia arbuscula mitis
Cladina rangiferina
Cladonia rangiferina
Small
Cladina stellaris 10
Cladonia stellaris
Small
Cladina stygia 4
Cladonia stygia
Small
Cladina subtenuis 7
Cladonia subtenuis
Small
Cladina terrae-novae 11
Cladonia terrae-novae
Small
Black-footed Pixie Cup 12
Cladonia albonigra
Small
Stalkless Cladonia 7
Cladonia apodocarpa
Small
Cladonia atlantica 11
Small
Boreal Cup Lichen 13
Cladonia borealis
Small
Fishnet Cladonia 14
Cladonia boryi
Small
Wooden Soldiers Lichen 15
Cladonia botrytes
Cladonia brevis
Small
Stubby-stalked Cladonia 16
Cladonia caespiticia
Small
Split-peg Lichen 17
Cladonia cariosa
Small
Crowned Pixie-cup 18
Cladonia carneola
Small
Powdered Funnel Lichen 19
Cladonia cenotea
Small
Browned Pixie-cup Lichen 7
Cladonia cervicornis
Small
Cladonia cervicornis ssp. verticillata 20
Cladonia verticillata
Small
Mealy Pixie Cup 21
Cladonia chlorophaea
Small
Cup Lichen 22
Cladonia coccifera
Small
Common Powderhorn 23
Cladonia coniocraea
Small
Cladonia conista 16
Small
Bighorn Lichen 7
Cladonia cornuta
Cladonia cornuta ssp. cornuta
Cladonia cornuta cornuta
Cladonia cornuta ssp. groenlandica
Cladonia cornuta groenlandica
Small
Organ-pipe Lichen 17
Cladonia crispata
Small
British soldier lichen 24
Cladonia cristatella
Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen
Cladonia decorticata
Small
Lesser Sulphur-cup Lichen 25
Cladonia deformis
Small
Finger Cup Lichen 16
Cladonia digitata
Small
Prostrate Thorn Cladonia 26
Cladonia dimorphoclada
Cladonia farinacea
Small
Trumpet Lichen 6
Cladonia fimbriata
Small
Gritty British soldiers lichen 27
Cladonia floerkeana
Small
many-forked cladonia 28
Cladonia furcata
Small
Smooth Horn Lichen 29
Cladonia gracilis
Cladonia gracilis ssp. elongata
Cladonia gracilis elongata
Small
Cladonia gracilis ssp. gracilis 30
Cladonia gracilis gracilis
Small
Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata 31
Cladonia gracilis turbinata
Small
Cladonia gracilis ssp. vulnerata 32
Cladonia gracilis vulnerata
Small
Gray's Cup Lichen 33
Cladonia grayi
Small
Humble Pixie-cup Lichen 34
Cladonia humilis
Small
Powder-foot British Soldiers 16
Cladonia incrassata
Cladonia labradorica
Small
Lipstick Powderhorn 6
Cladonia macilenta
Small
Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris 27
Cladonia macilenta bacillaris
Bullet-proof Pixie Lichen
Cladonia macroceras
Fig-leaved Pixie Lichen
Cladonia macrophylla
Cladonia mateocyatha
Small
Giant Cladonia Lichen 35
Cladonia maxima
Gritty Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia merochlorophaea
Reptilian Pixie-cup Lichen
Cladonia metacorallifera
Small
Sieve Lichen 1
Cladonia multiformis
Cladonia norvegica
Small
Smooth-footed Powderhorn 36
Cladonia ochrochlora
Cladonia oricola
Small
Fence-rail Cladonia 37
Cladonia parasitica
Small
Cup Lichen 27
Cladonia peziziformis
Small
Felt Horn Lichen 4
Cladonia phyllophora
Small
Red-fruited Pixie Cup 19
Cladonia pleurota
Small
Rosette Pixie-cup Lichen 4
Cladonia pocillum
Small
Reindeer Lichen 38
Cladonia portentosa
Small
Pebbled Pixie Cup 39
Cladonia pyxidata
Small
Branched Pixie-cup Lichen 16
Cladonia ramulosa
Slender Ladder Lichen
Cladonia rappii
Small
Wand Lichen 40
Cladonia rei
Small
Mealy Forked Cladonia 41
Cladonia scabriuscula
Small
Dragon Horn 42
Cladonia squamosa
Small
Olive Cladonia 27
Cladonia strepsilis
Small
Peg Lichen 43
Cladonia subcariosa
Antlered Powderhorn
Cladonia subulata
Small
Greater Sulphur-cup Lichen 44
Cladonia sulphurina
Small
Crazy Scale Lichen 45
Cladonia turgida
Small
Thorn Lichen 46
Cladonia uncialis
Small
False Reindeer Lichen 47
Cladonia wainioi
Small
Nipple Lichen 17
Pycnothelia papillaria
Small
Multiclavula vernalis 4
Small
Coccocarpia Lichen 7
Coccocarpia palmicola
Small
Collema bachmanianum 16
Enchylium bachmanianum
Crinkled Pulp Lichen
Collema crispum
Collema cristatum
Lathagrium cristatum
Small
Flaking Tarpaper Lichen 16
Collema flaccidum
Small
Effervescent Tarpaper Lichen 7
Collema furfuraceum
Small
Collema fuscovirens 4
Lathagrium fuscovirens
Collema leptaleum
Small
Collema limosum 48
Enchylium limosum
Small
Blistered Jelly Lichen 3
Collema nigrescens
Small
Collema occultatum 16
Rostania occultata
Small
Tree Jelly 19
Collema subflaccidum

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