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 be used to 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 Fulgensia genus, and "dust lichen" refers either to the Chrysothrix genus or the Lepraria genus.^[1][3][4][5]

• 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

B

• Ball lichen - Sphaerophorus^[1][6]
• Barnacle lichen - Thelotrema^[1][7]
• Beard lichen - Usnea^[1][8]
• Birchbark dot lichen - Leptorhaphis^[1][9]
• Blackcurly lichen - Pseudephebe^[1][10]
• Blackthread lichen - Placynthium^[1][11]
• Blemished lichen - Phlyctis^[1][12]
• Blistered navel lichen - Lasallia^[1][13]
• Blood lichen - Mycoblastus^[1][14]
• Bloodstain lichen - Haematomma^[1][15]
• Bowl lichen - Psoroma^[1][16]
• Bran lichen - Parmeliopsis^[1][17]
• Brittle lichen - Cornicularia^[1][18]
• Bullseye lichen - Placopsis^[1][19]
• Bruised lichen - Toninia^[1][20]
• Button lichen - Buellia^[21]:229

C

• Cap lichen - Baeomyces^[1][22]
• Cartilage lichen - Ramalina^[1][23]
• Chocolate chip lichen - Solorina^[1][24]
• Clam lichen - Normandina^[1][25]
• Club lichen - Multiclavula^[1][26]
• Cobblestone lichen - Acarospora^[21]:216
• Cockleshell lichen - Hypocenomyce^[1][27]
• Comma lichen - Arthonia^[21]:222
• Chalice lichen - Endocarpon^[1][28]
• Coral lichen - Sphaerophorus^[21]:198
• Crabseye lichen - Ochrolechia^[1][29]
• Cracked lichen - Acarospora^{[1][30][21]:216}
• Crater lichen - Diploschistes^{[1][31][21]:264}
• Cup lichen - Cladonia^[1][32]

D

• Dimple lichen - Gyalecta^[1][33]
• Disc lichen - Buellia,^[1][34] Tremolecia^[1][35]
• Disk lichen - Lecidea]],^[21]:298 Trapelia^[1][36]
• Dot lichen - Arthonia,^[1][37] Micarea^[1][38]
• Dotted lichen - Bacidia^[1][39]
• Dust lichen - Chrysothrix,^[1][4] Lepraria^{[1][5][21]:305}

E

• Earth Lichen - Catapyrenium^[1][40]
• Eggyolk lichen - Candelariella^[1][41]

F

• Felt lichen - Peltigera^[1][42]
• Firedot lichen - Caloplaca^[21]:245235
• Fishscale lichen - Psora^[1][43]
• Fringed lichen - Anaptychia^[1]
• Frosted lichen - Physconia^[1]

G

• Giant shield lichen - Cetrelia^[1]
• Gold lichen - Caloplaca^[1]
• Gold dust lichen - Chrysothrix^[21]:253
• Goldspeck lichen - Candelariella^[21]:249
• Granular lichen - Lopadium^[1][44]

H

• Honeycombed lichen - Menegazzia^[1]
• Horsehair lichen - Bryoria^[1]

J

• Jelly lichen - Collema^[1]
• Jewel lichen - Caloplaca^[21]

K

• Kidney lichen - Nephroma^[1]

L

• Lead lichen - Parmeliella^[1][45]
• Light and dark lichen - Pseudevernia^[1][46]
• Lung lichen - Lobaria^[1][47]

M

• Map lichen - Rhizocarpon^[1]
• Matted lichen - Pannaria^[1]
• Mealy lichen - Leprocaulon^[1]
• Moonglow lichen - Dimelaena^[21]:260
• Mountain lichen - Dimelaena^[1][48]

N

• Nail lichen - Pilophorus^[1]
• Navel lichen - Umbilicaria^[1]
• Needle lichen - Chaenotheca^[1]

O

• Orange lichen - Caloplaca,^[1][49] Xanthomendoza,^[21] Xanthoria^[21]:143
• Orange wall lichen - Xanthoria^[1]
• Old wood rimmed lichen - Lecanactis^[1][50]

P

• Peppermint drop lichen - Icmadophila^[1][51]
• Pin lichen - Calicium,^[21]:15 Chaenotheca^[21]:15
• Pore lichen - Pertusaria^[1][52]
• Puffed sunken disk lichen - Lobothallia^[21]:306

R

• Ragged lichen - Platismatia
• Reindeer lichen - Cladina^[1][53]
• Rim lichen - Lecanora,^[1][21]:279 Squamarina^[1][54]
• Rimmed lichen - Aspicilia^[1]
• Rimmed navel lichen - Rhizoplaca^[1]
• Ring lichen - Evernia^[1]
• Rock-olive lichen - Peltula^[21]:318
• Rock pimples - Staurothele^[21]:352
• Rock-posy lichen - Rhizoplaca^[21]:118
• Rock-shield lichen - Xanthoparmelia^[21]:134
• Rock tripe - Umbilicaria^[21]:127
• Rosette lichen - Physcia
• Ruffle licen - Parmotrema^[21]:83

S

• Scatter-rug lichen - Parmotrema^[21]:83
• Scribble lichen - Opegrapha^[1]
• Script lichen - Graphis^[1]
• Seaweed lichen - Lichina^[1]
• Shell lichen - Arthopyrenia^[1]
• Shield lichen - Heterodermia, Parmelia^[1][21]:78
• Silverskin lichen - Dermatocarpon^[1]
• Skin lichen - Leptogium^[1]
• Snow lichen - Stereocaulon^[1][55]
• Socket lichen - Solorina^[56]
• Soot lichen - Cyphelium^[1][21]:258
• Spike lichen - Calicium^[1]
• Spotted felt lichen - Sticta^[57]
• Stippleback lichen - Dermatocarpon^[21]:39
• Stipplescale lichen - Placidium^[21]:327
• Strap lichen - Ramalina^[21]:189
• Stubble lichen - Calicium^[21]:234
• Sulphur lichen - Fulgensia^[1][3]
• Sunburst lichen - Xanthomendoza,^[21] Xanthoria^[21]:143
• Sunken disk lichen - Aspicilia^[21]:223

T

• Thread lichen - Ephebe^[1][58]
• Tile lichen - Lecidea^[21]:298
• Tube lichen - Hypogymnia^[1][59]

U

• Urn lichen - Tholurna^[60]

V

• Velvet lichen - Cystocoleus^[1][61]

W

• Wart lichen - Porina,^[1][62] Pyrenula,^[1][63] Staurothele,,^[1][64] Verrucaria^[1][65] Pertusaria^[21]:322
• Whitefingers lichen - Siphula^[66]
• Whiteworm lichen - Thamnolia^[67]
• Witch's hair lichen - Alectoria^[1]
• Wolf lichen - Letharia^[1]
• Wreath lichen - Phaeophyscia^[1]

References

1. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Name Search
2. Sulpur Dust Lichen (Psilolechia lucida), Encyclopedia of Life
3. Sulpur Lichen (Fulgensia), Encyclopedia of Life
4. Dust Lichen (Chrysothrix), Encyclopedia of Life
5. 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. 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,