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Rhizocarpon geographicum

Rhizocarpon geographicum, commonly called map lichen, is a crustose lichen that grows mainly on exposed, siliceous rock....

Alpine Yellow Green Crustose Saxicolous

9.2 Excellent

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Dibaeis baeomyces

Dibaeis baeomyces is a terricolous lichen that commonly grows on acidic, exposed soils, especially where vegetation is s...

Pioneer Acid Soil Crustose Pink Earth

8.5 Great

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Stereocaulon vesuvianum

Stereocaulon vesuvianum is a fruticose lichen associated with volcanic and other nutrient-poor rocky habitats. It develo...

Pioneer Volcanic Grey Fruticose

8.1 Great

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Ochrolechia tartarea

Ochrolechia tartarea is a crustose lichen that grows on exposed rock surfaces, especially in cool and humid regions. It...

Historical Crustose Saxicolous Dye Lichen

8.1 Great

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Baeomyces rufus

Baeomyces rufus is a crustose lichen with reddish, stalked apothecia that resemble small mushrooms. It commonly colonize...

Pioneer Acid Soil Crustose Brown Beret

8.0 Great

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Caloplaca marina

Caloplaca marina is a saxicolous, crustose lichen associated with rocky marine shorelines. Its thallus can appear orange...

Coastal Orange Intertidal Crustose

7.9 Good

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Caloplaca aurantia

Caloplaca aurantia is an orange crustose lichen that grows tightly attached to mineral surfaces, particularly sun-expose...

Orange Widespread Crustose Saxicolous

7.8 Good

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Placynthium nigrum

Placynthium nigrum is a distinctive cyanolichen recognized by its black, radiating rosettes of crinkled lobes, commonly...

Black Crustose Saxicolous Cyanobacterial

7.6 Good

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Tephromela atra

Tephromela atra is a crustose lichen characterized by its striking white margins and black fruiting discs, formally recl...

Grey Widespread Crustose Saxicolous

7.5 Good

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Lecanora muralis

Lecanora muralis, often treated under the current name Protoparmeliopsis muralis, is a placodioid lichen that forms pale...

Urban Widespread Crustose Pavement

7.4 Good

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Caloplaca saxicola

Caloplaca saxicola is an orange crustose lichen that is also treated in some classifications under the genus Calogaya. I...

Urban Orange Widespread Crustose

7.4 Good

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Peccania coralloides

Peccania coralloides is a small lichen in the genus Peccania, a group of lichens associated with cyanobacteria as their...

Mediterranean Crustose Saxicolous Cyanobacterial

7.3 Good

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Ochrolechia parella

Ochrolechia parella is a crustose lichen with a thick, gray to cream thallus that may be smooth or warted and is often b...

Coastal Grey Widespread Crustose

7.2 Good

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Candelariella vitellina

Candelariella vitellina is a crustose lichen that forms yellow, mustard, orange, or brown-orange granules and patches. I...

Yellow Widespread Crustose Nitrophilous

7.2 Good

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Trapeliopsis granulosa

Trapeliopsis granulosa is a crustose lichen in the family Trapeliaceae, recognized by a granular to warted thallus that...

Pioneer Soil Acid Crustose

7.2 Good

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Rhizocarpon distinctum

Rhizocarpon distinctum is a crustose lichen that forms distinct black rings around a pale center on rocky substrates, ca...

Alpine Acid Rock Yellow Green Crustose

7.1 Good

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Diplotomma alboatrum

Diplotomma alboatrum is a crustose lichen with a chalky white, pale gray, ochre, or pale brown thallus that is often cra...

Widespread Crustose Saxicolous Calcicolous

7.1 Good

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Caloplaca holocarpa

Caloplaca holocarpa is a small crustose lichen in the Teloschistaceae, but the name has been used for a difficult and va...

Urban Orange Widespread Crustose

7.0 Good

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Aspicilia calcarea

Aspicilia calcarea is a crustose lichen in the family Hymeneliaceae that grows directly on hard calcareous rock. Its tha...

Grey Limestone Crustose Saxicolous

6.9 Fair

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Gyalecta jenensis

Gyalecta jenensis is a crustose lichen associated with shaded, basic substrates. It forms pale orange to pinkish, wheel-...

Rare Crustose Saxicolous Calcicolous

6.9 Fair