Lichens found in Ireland: A-Z Index of species included in website

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Some identifications still need confirming. Follow links for Glossary (opens in new window) and the Fungi A-Z Index.

  LATIN NAME COMMON NAME FAMILY
       
  A    
  Acarospora fuscata Cracked lichen Acarosporaceae
  Acarospora impressula Cracked lichen Acarosporaceae
  Acarospora smaragdula Acarosporaceae
  Acrocordia conoidea Monoblastiaceae
  Acrocordia salweyi Monoblastiaceae
  Amandinea punctata Caliciaceae
  Anaptychia runcinata Physciaceae
  Arthonia cinnabarina Arthoniaceae
  Arthonia radiata Dot lichen Arthoniaceae
  Arthopyrenia analepta Arthopyreniaceae
  Arthrorhaphis citrinella Arthrorhaphidaceae
  Arthrorhaphis grisea Arthrorhaphidaceae
  Aspicilia caesiocinerea Megasporaceae
  Aspicilia calcarea Calcareous rimmed lichen Megasporaceae
  Aspicilia cinerea agg. Cinder lichen, Rimmed lichen Megasporaceae
  Aspicilia contorta Contorted rimmed lichen Megasporaceae
       
  B    
  Bacidia delicata Ramalinaceae
  Bacidia inundata Ramalinaceae
  Bacidia laurocerasi Ramalinaceae
  Bacidia rubella Ramalinaceae
  Baeomyces rufus Baeomycetaceae
  Belonia nidarosiensis Gyalectaceae
  Biatoropsis usnearum Lichenicolous fungus Tremellaceae
  Bilimbia sabuletorum Incertae sedis
  Botryolepraria lesdainii Incertae sedis
  Blarneya hibernica Incertae sedis
  Buellia aethalea Disc lichen Physciaceae
  Buellia disciformis Physciaceae
  Buellia stellulata Physciaceae
  Bunodophoron melanocarpum Sphaerophoraceae
       
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  Caloplaca aurantia Orange lichen Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca ceracea Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca cerinella Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca citrina Firedot lichen Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca crenularia Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca decipiens Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca ferruginea Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca flavescens Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca flavocitrina Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca flavovirescens Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca holocarpa Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca marina Orange lichen Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca maritima Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca microthallina Orange lichen Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca oasis Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca ochracea Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca saxicola Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca teicholyta Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca thallincola Teloschistaceae
  Caloplaca verruculifera Ringed firedot lichen Teloschistaceae
  Candelaria concolor Candleflame lichen Candelariaceae
  Candelariella aurella Egg-yolk lichen Candelariaceae
  Candelariella coralliza Candelariaceae
  Candelariella medians Candelariaceae
  Candelariella reflexa Candelariaceae
  Candelariella vitellina Egg-yolk lichen Candelariaceae
  Catapyrenium squamulosum Verrucariaceae
  Catillaria chalybeia Catillariaceae
  Cetraria aculeata Parmeliaceae
  Chrysothrix candelaris Catillariaceae
  Cladonia arbuscula Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia bellidiflora Cladoniaceae
  C. cervicornis ssp. cervicornis Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia chlorophaea Mealy pixie-cup Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia ciliata var. ciliata Reindeer lichen Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia ciliata var. tenuis Reindeer lichen Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia coniocraea Common Powderhorn Cladoniaceae
  C. crispata var.cetrariiformis Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia diversa Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia fimbriata Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia floerkeana Devil's matchsticks Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia foliacea Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia furcata Many-forked cladonia Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia gracilis Smooth cladonia Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia humilis Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia incrassata Powder-foot British soldiers Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia macilenta Lipstick powderhorn Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia ochrochlora Smooth-footed powderhorn Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia pocillum Carpet pixie-cup Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia polydactyla Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia portentosa Reindeer lichen Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia ramulosa Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia rangiformis Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia squamosa Cladoniaceae
  C. squamosa ssp. subsquamosa Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia subcervicornis Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia subulata Cladoniaceae
  Cladonia uncialis ssp. biuncialis Thorn cladonia Cladoniaceae
  Clauzadea chondrodes Porpidiaceae
  Clauzadea immersa Porpidiaceae
  Collema auriforme Jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema crispum Jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema cristatum Fingered jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema fasciculare Jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema flaccidum Jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema fragile Collemataceae
  Collema furfuraceum Blistered jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema fuscovirens Jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema glebulentum Collemataceae
  Collema multipartitum Jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema nigrescens Jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema polycarpon Collemataceae
  Collema subflaccidum Tree jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema tenax sens. lat Soil jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema tenax var ceranoides Collemataceae
  Collema tenax var. tenax Soil jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema tenax var. vulgare Soil jelly lichen Collemataceae
  Collema Q1 Collemataceae
  Collema Q2 Collemataceae
  Collemopsidium foveolatum Xanthopyreniaceae
  Cresponea premnea Roccellaceae
  Cystocoleus ebeneus Incertae sedis
       
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  Degelia atlantica Pannariaceae
  Degelia cyanoloma Pannariaceae
  Degelia ligulata Pannariaceae
  Degelia plumbea sens str. Degelia lichen Pannariaceae
  Dermatocarpon intestiniforme Verrucariaceae
  Dermatocarpon leptophyllodes Verrucariaceae
  Dermatocarpon luridum Silverskin lichen Verrucariaceae
  Dermatocarpon meiophyllizum Verrucariaceae
  Dermatocarpon miniatum Leather lichen / Common stippleback Verrucariaceae
  Dibaeis baeomyces Icmadophilaceae
  Dimerella lutea Coenogoniaceae
  Diploicia canescens Pleated white Physciaceae
       
  E    
  Endocarpon adscendens Verrucariaceae
  Enterographa crassa Roccellaceae
  Enterographa hutchinsiae Roccellaceae
  Enterographa zonata Roccellaceae
  Ephebe lanata Lichinaceae
  Evernia prunastri Oakmoss Parmeliaceae
       
  F    
  Flavoparmelia caperata Common greenshield lichen Parmeliaceae
  Flavoparmelia soredians Parmeliaceae
  Fuscidea cyathoides Fuscideaceae
  Fuscidea lightfootii Fuscideaceae
  Fuscidea lygaea Fuscideaceae
  Fuscopannaria leucophlea
  Fuscopannaria mediterranea
  Fuscopannaria sampaiana Pannariaceae
       
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  Gomphillus calycioides Gomphillaceae
  Graphina anguina Graphina lichen Graphidaceae
  Graphis elegans Elegant script lichen Graphidaceae
  Graphis scripta Common script lichen Graphidaceae
  Gyalecta jenensis Dimple lichen Gyalectaceae
       
  H    
  Hyperphyscia adglutinata Physciaceae
  Hypogymnia physodes Hooded tube-lichen Parmeliaceae
  Hypogymnia tubulosa Powder-headed tube-lichen Parmeliaceae
  Hypotrachyna britannica Parmeliaceae
  Hypotrachyna endochlora Parmeliaceae
  Hypotrachyna laevigata Hypotrachyna lichen Parmeliaceae
  Hypotrachyna revoluta Powdered loop lichen Parmeliaceae
  Hypotrachyna sinuosa Green loop lichen Parmeliaceae
  Hypotrachyna taylorensis Parmeliaceae
       
  I  
  Ionaspis lacustris Rusty brook lichen Hymeneliaceae
       
  J  
  Jamesiella anastomosans Gomphillaceae
  Japewiella tavaresiana Bacidiaceae
       
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  Lasallia pustulata Rock Tripe Umbilicariaceae
  Lecanora albella Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora albescens Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora actophila Rim lichen Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora campestris Rim lichen Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora carpinea Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora chlarotera Rim lichen Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora compallens Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora conferta Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora confusa Rim lichen Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora dispersa Mortar rim-lichen Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora expallens Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora fugiens Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora gangaleoides Rim lichen Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora helicopis Rim lichen Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora jamesii Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora muralis Stonewall rim-lichen Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora persimilis Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora polytropa Granite-speck rim-lichen Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora saligna Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora soralifera Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora sulphurea Lecanoraceae
  Lecanora varia Rim lichen Lecanoraceae
  Lecidea fuscoatra Lecidea lichen Lecideaceae
  Lecidea lithophila Rust Disc lichen Lecideaceae
  Lecidella asema Lecanoraceae
  Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella lichen Lecanoraceae
  L. elaeochroma f. soralifera Lecidella lichen Lecanoraceae
  Lecidella stigmatea Lecanoraceae
  Lepraria caesioalba Stereocaulaceae
  Lepraria ecorticata Stereocaulaceae
  Lepraria incana Dust lichen Stereocaulaceae
  Lepraria lobificans Fluffy dust lichen, Stereocaulaceae
  Lepraria vouauxii Stereocaulaceae
  Lepraria sp. Stereocaulaceae
  Leptogium brebissonii Collemataceae
  Leptogium britannicum Collemataceae
  Leptogium burgessii Burgess' skin lichen Collemataceae
  Leptogium cochleatum Collemataceae
  Leptogium cyanescens Blue jellyskin lichen Collemataceae
  Leptogium gelatinosum Gelatinous skin lichen Collemataceae
  Leptogium hibernicum Collemataceae
  Leptogium juressianum Collemataceae
  Leptogium lichenoides Tattered jellyskin lichen Collemataceae
  Leptogium pulvinatum Collemataceae
  Leptogium schraderi Collemataceae
  Leptogium teretiusculum Collemataceae
  Lichenomphalia hudsoniana Hygrophoraceae
  Lichenomphalia umbellifera Hygrophoraceae
  Lichina confinis Lichinaceae
  Lichina pygmaea Lichinaceae
  Lobaria amplissima Lobariaceae
  Lobaria pulmonaria Tree lungwort Lobariaceae
  Lobaria scrobiculata Textured lungwort Lobariaceae
  Lobaria virens Lobariaceae
  Loxospora elatina Sarrameanaceae
       
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  Marchandiomyces corallinus Lichenicolous fungus Incertae sedis
  Megalaria grossa Megalariaceae
  Megalaria pulverea Megalariaceae
  Melanelixia fuliginosa Parmeliaceae
  Melanelixia fuliginosa ssp. grabratula Parmeliaceae
  Melanelixia subaurifera Parmeliaceae
  Melanohalea exasperata Toad lichen Parmeliaceae
  Melanohalea laciniatula Parmeliaceae
  Menegazzia terebrata Treeflute Parmeliaceae
  Micarea coppinsii Micareaceae
  Micarea denigrata Micareaceae
  Micaria lignaria var. lignaria Micareaceae
  Micarea micrococca Micareaceae
  Micarea peliocarpa Micareaceae
  Micarea prasina Micareaceae
  Mycobilimbia pilularis Ramalinaceae
       
  N    
  Nectriopsis physciicola Lichenicolous fungus Bionectriaceae
  Neofuscelia delisei Parmeliaceae
  Neofuscelia loxodes Parmeliaceae
  Nephroma laevigatum Nephromataceae
  Nephroma parile Nephromataceae
  Normandina pulchella Elf-ear lichen Genera incertae sedis
       
  O    
  Ochrolechia androgyna Powdery saucer lichen Pertusariaceae
  Ochrolechia parella Crab-eye lichen Pertusariaceae
  Opegrapha atra Roccellaceae
  Opegrapha calcarea Calcareous scribble lichen Roccellaceae
  Opegrapha gyrocarpa Roccellaceae
  Opegrapha rupestris Scribble lichen Roccellaceae
  Opegrapha vulgata Roccellaceae
  Opegrapha zonata Roccellaceae
       
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  Pannaria conoplea Pannariaceae
  Pannaria rubiginosa Pannariaceae
  Parmelia omphalodes Smokey crottle Parmeliaceae
  Parmelia saxatilis Shield lichen Parmeliaceae
  Parmelia sulcata Hammered shield lichen Parmeliaceae
  Parmeliella parvula Pannariaceae
  Parmeliella testacea Pannariaceae
  Parmeliella triptophylla Pannariaceae
  Parmelina pastillifera Parmeliaceae
  Parmotrema crinitum Salted ruffle lichen Parmeliaceae
  Parmotrema perlatum Ruffle lichen Parmeliaceae
  Parmotrema pseudoreticulatum Parmeliaceae
  Parmotrema reticulatum Parmeliaceae
  Peltigera canina Dog lichen Peltigeraceae
  Peltigera collina Felt Lichen Peltigeraceae
  Peltigera horizontalis Peltigeraceae
  Peltigera hymenina Peltigeraceae
  Peltigera membranacea Membranous dog lichen Peltigeraceae
  Peltigera praetextata Peltigeraceae
  Pertusaria albescens Pore lichen Pertusariaceae
  P. albescens var. corallina Pore lichen Pertusariaceae
  Pertusaria amara Pertusariaceae
  Pertusaria aspergilla Pertusariaceae
  Pertusaria coccodes Pertusariaceae
  Pertusaria corallina Pertusariaceae
  Pertusaria flavicans Pertusariaceae
  Pertusaria hymenea Pore lichen Pertusariaceae
  Pertusaria multipuncta Pertusariaceae
  Pertusaria pertusa Pertusariaceae
  Pertusaria pseudocorallina Pore lichen Pertusariaceae
  Pertusaria sp. Pertusariaceae
  Petractis clausa Genera incertae sedis
  Phaeographis dentritica Graphidaceae
  Phaeographis smithii Graphidaceae
  Phaeographis sp. Graphidaceae
  Phaeophyscia orbicularis Physciaceae
  Phlyctis argena Phlyctidaceae
  Physcia adscendens Physciaceae
  Physcia aipolia Physciaceae
  Physcia caesia Physciaceae
  Physcia clementei Physciaceae
  Physcia leptalea Physciaceae
  Physcia stellaris Physciaceae
  Physcia tenella Physciaceae
  Physcia tribacioides Physciaceae
  Physconia distorta Physciaceae
  Physconia enteroxantha Physciaceae
  Physconia grisea Physciaceae
  Placopsis lambii Bull's-eye lichen Agyriaceae
  Placydium squamulosum Verrucariaceae
  Placynthium nigrum Placynthiaceae
  Placynthium subradiatum Placynthiaceae
  Platismatia glauca Parmeliaceae
  Polychidium muscicola Placynthiaceae
  Porpidia cinereoatra Porpidiaceae
  Porpidia crustulata Porpidiaceae
  Porpidia hydrophila Porpidiaceae
  Porpidia macrocarpa Porpidiaceae
  Porpidia tuberculosa Porpidiaceae
  Protoblastenia calva Psoraceae
  Protoblastenia incrustans Psoraceae
  Protoblastenia rupestris Psoraceae
  Pseudocyphellaria crocata Lobariaceae
  Psilolechia lucida Micareaceae
  Punctelia borreri Punctelia Parmeliaceae
  Punctelia reddenda Parmeliaceae
  Punctelia subrudecta Punctelia Parmeliaceae
  Pycnothelia papillaria Nipple lichen Cladoniaceae
  Pyrenocollema halodytes Xanthopyreniaceae
  Pyrenula chlorospila Pyrenulaceae
  Pyrenula dermatodes Pyrenulaceae
  Pyrenula laevigata Pyrenulaceae
  Pyrenula macrospora Pyrenulaceae
  Pyrenula occidentalis Pyrenulaceae
       
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  Racodium rupestre
  Ramalina calicaris Ramalinaceae
  Ramalina canariensis Ramalinaceae
  Ramalina cuspidata Sea ivory Ramalinaceae
  Ramalina farinacea Farinose cartilage lichen Ramalinaceae
  Ramalina fastigiata Cartilage lichen Ramalinaceae
  Ramalina fraxinea Cartilage lichen Ramalinaceae
  Ramalina lacera Ramalinaceae
  Ramalina siliquosa Sea ivory Ramalinaceae
  R. siliquosa (K+ chemotype) Sea ivory Ramalinaceae
  Ramalina subfarinaceae Ramalinaceae
  Rhizocarpon geographicum Map lichen Rhizocarpaceae
  Rhizocarpon lavatum Rhizocarpaceae
  Rhizocarpon oederi Oeder's map lichen Rhizocarpaceae
  Rhizocarpon petraeum Rhizocarpaceae
  Rhizocarpon reductum Rhizocarpaceae
  Rhizocarpon richardii Rhizocarpaceae
  Rinodina sophodes Physciaceae
       
  S    
  Scoliciosporum chlorococcum Scoliciosporaceae
  Scoliciosporum umbrinum Scoliciosporaceae
  Solenopsora holophaea Ramalinaceae
  Solenopsora vulturiensis Ramalinaceae
  Sphaerophorus fragilis Sphaerophoraceae
  Sphaerophorus globosus Sphaerophoraceae
  Squamarina cartilaginea Bacidiaceae
  Staurothele fissa Verrucariaceae
  Stereocaulon dactylophyllum Stereocaulaceae
  Stereocaulon evolutum Stereocaulaceae
  Stereocaulon pileatum Stereocaulaceae
  Stereocaulon vesuvianum Stereocaulaceae
  Sticta fuliginosa Lobariaceae
  Sticta limbata Spotted felt lichen Lobariaceae
  Sticta sylvatica Lobariaceae
  Stigmidium marinum Lichenicolous fungus Mycosphaerellacea
  Stigmidium microspilum Lichenicolous fungus Mycosphaerellacea
       
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  Teloschistes chrysophthalmus Golden-eye lichen Teloschistaceae
  Tephromela atra Black shields Bacidiaceae
  Tephromela atra var. torulosa Bacidiaceae
  Thelotrema lepadinium Thelotremataceae
  Toninia aromatica Bacidiaceae
  Toninia sedifolia Earth wrinkles Bacidiaceae
  Trapelia coarctata Agyriaceae
  Trapelia glebulosa Agyriaceae
  Trapelia placodioides Agyriaceae
  Trapeliopsis flexuosa Agyriaceae
  Trapeliopsis pseudogranulosa Agyriaceae
  Trapeliopsis wallrothii Agyriaceae
  Tremolecia atrata Hymeneliaceae
  Trentepohlia Algae Trentepohliaceae
       
  U    
  Usnea articulata Parmeliaceae
  Usnea cornuta Inflated beard lichen Parmeliaceae
  Usnea esperantiana Parmeliaceae
  Usnea flammea Parmeliaceae
  Usnea florida Parmeliaceae
  Usnea fragilescens Fragile Beard Lichen Parmeliaceae
  Usnea rubicunda Red beard lichen Parmeliaceae
  Usnea subfloridana Beard lichen Parmeliaceae
  Usnea wasmuthii Parmeliaceae
       
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  Vahliella leucophaea
  Verrucaria baldensis Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria caerulea Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria dufourii Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria funkii Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria fuscella Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria fusconigrescens Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria hochstetteri Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria macrostoma Verrucariaceae
  V. macrostoma f. furfuracea Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria maura Tar lichen Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria mucosa Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria nigrescens Wart lichen Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria pinguicula Wart lichen Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria striatula Verrucariaceae
  Verrucaria viridula Verrucariaceae
  Vouauxiella lichenicola Lichenicolous fungus
       
  X    
  Xanthoparmelia conspersa Parmeliaceae
  Xanthoparmelia delisei Parmeliaceae
  Xanthoparmelia loxodes Parmeliaceae
  Xanthoparmelia mougeotii Parmeliaceae
  Xanthoparmelia verruculifera Parmeliaceae
  Xanthoria candelaria Teloschistaceae
  Xanthoria aureola Teloschistaceae
  Xanthoria calcicola Teloschistaceae
  Xanthoria ectaneoides Teloschistaceae
  Xanthoria parietina Common orange lichen Teloschistaceae
  Xanthoria polycarpa Teloschistaceae

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