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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edit- 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
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edit- 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]
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edit- 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 lichen - Parmotrema[21]: 83
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edit- 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
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- ^ Sulphur Dust Lichen (Psilolechia lucida), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ a b Sulphur Lichen (Fulgensia), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ a b Dust Lichen (Chrysothrix), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ a b Dust Lichen (Lepraria), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Ball Lichen (Sphaerophorus), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Barnacle Lichen (Thelotrema), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Usnea (Old Man's Beard), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Birchbark Dot Lichen (Leptorhaphis), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Blackcurly Lichen (Pseudephebe), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Blackthread Lichen (Placynthium), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Blemished Lichen (Phlyctis), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Blistered Navel Lichen (Lassallia), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Blood lichen (Mycoblastus), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Bloodstain Lichen (Haematomma), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Bowl Lichen (Psoroma), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Bran Lichen (Parmeliosis), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Brittle Lichen (Cornicularia), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Bullseye Lichen (Placopsis), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Bruised Lichen (Tonina), Encyclopedia of Life,
- ^ 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
- ^ Cap Lichen (Baeomyces), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Cartilage Lichen (Ramalina), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Chocolate Chip Lichen (Solarina), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Clam Lichen (Normandina), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Club Lichen (Multiclavula), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Cockleshell Lichen (Hypocenomyce), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Chalice Lichen (Endocarpon), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Crabseye Lichen (Ochrolechia), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Cracked Lichen (Acarospora), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Crater Lichen (Diploschistes), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Cup Lichen (Cladonia), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Dimple Lichen (Gyalecta), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Disc Lichen (Buellia), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Disc Lichen (Tremolecia), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Disk Lichen (Trapelia), Encyclopedia of Life,
- ^ Dot Lichen (Arthonia), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Dot Lichen (Micaria), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Dotted Lichen (Basidia), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Earth Lichen (Catapyrenium), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Eggyolk Lichen (Canelariella), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Felt Lichen (Peltigera), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Fishscale Lichen (Psora), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Granular Lichen (Lopadium), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Lead Lichen (Parmeliella), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Light and Dark Lichen (Pseudovernia)
- ^ Lung Lichen (Lobaria), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Mountain Lichen (Dimeleana), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Orange Lichen (Caloplaca), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Old Wood Rimmed Lichen (Lecanactis), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Peppermint drop lichen (Icmadophila), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Pore Lichen (Pertusaria), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Reindeer Lichen (Cladina), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Rim Lichen (Squamarina), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Snow Lichen (Stereocaulon), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Observations in the Genus: Solorina, Ispotnature
- ^ Plant Profile for Sticta (spotted felt lichen), USDA
- ^ Thread Lichen (Ephebe), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Tube Lichen (Ephebe), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Urn Lichen (Tholurna), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Velvet Lichen (Cystocoleus), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Wart Lichen(Porina), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Wart Lichen (Pyrenula), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Wart Lichen (Staurothele), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Wart Lichen (Verrucaria), Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Whitefingers lichen, Siphula, Wildflower sightings
- ^ Whiteworm lichen (Thamnolia), Encyclodpedia of Life