Species descriptions

Image © Sylvia Davidson

Image © Sylvia Davidson

  • Explore some of the most common and most beautiful lichens in the UK.
  • Descriptions of lichens in straight-forward language.
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A B C D E F G H I L M O P R T U X
Acarospora fuscata.pdf
Amandinea punctata.pdf
Anaptychia ciliaris ciliaris.pdf
Anaptychia runcinata.pdf
Arthonia atra.pdf
Arthonia radiata.pdf
Arthopyrenia analepta.pdf
Aspicilia calcarea.pdf
Baeomyces rufus.pdf
Candelaria concolor.pdf
Cladonia arbuscula.pdf
Cladonia ciliata.pdf
Cladonia coniocraea.pdf
Cladonia furcata.pdf
Cladonia portentosa.pdf
Cladonia rangiformis.pdf
Coenogonium luteum.pdf
Collema tenax = Enchylium tenax.pdf
Coniocarpon cinnabarinum.pdf
Cyrtidula quercus.pdf
Dibaeis baeomyces.pdf
Dimerella lutea = Coenogonium luteum.pdf
Diploica canescens.pdf
Diploschistes scruposus.pdf
Enchylium tenax.pdf
Evernia prunastri.pdf
Flavoparmelia caperata.pdf
Fuscidea lightfootii.pdf
Graphis elegans.pdf
Graphis scripta.pdf
Hypogymnia physodes.pdf
Hypogymnia tubulosa.pdf
Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta.pdf
Hypotrachyna revoluta.pdf
Inoderma subabietinum.pdf
Lecanactis subabietina = Inoderma subabietinum.pdf
Lecanora albescens = Myriolecis albescens.pdf
Lecanora confusa.pdf
Lecanora conizaeoides.pdf
Lecanora crenulata = Myriolecis crenulata.pdf
Lecanora dispersa = Myriolecis dispersa.pdf
Lecanora expallens.pdf
Lecanora gangaleoides.pdf
Lecanora muralis.pdf
Lecanora polytropa.pdf
Lecanora sulphurea.pdf
Lecidella elaeochroma.pdf
Lepra albescens.pdf
Lepra amara.pdf
Lepra corallina.pdf
Lepraria finkii.pdf
Lepraria lobificans = Lepraria finkii.pdf
Melanelixia fuliginosa.pdf
Melanelixia glabratula.pdf
Melanelixia subaurifera.pdf
Melanohalea exasperata.pdf
Melanohalea laciniatula.pdf
Myriolecis albescens.pdf
Myriolecis crenulata.pdf
Myriolecis dispersa.pdf
Ochrolechia androgyna.pdf
Ochrolechia parella.pdf
Ochrolechia tartarea.pdf
Opegrapha atra = Arthonia atra.pdf
Ophioparma ventosa.pdf
Parmelia omphalodes.pdf
Parmelia saxatilis.pdf
Parmelia sulcata.pdf
Parmelina pastillifera.pdf
Parmotrema perlatum.pdf
Pertusaria albescens = Lepra albescens.pdf
Pertusaria amara = Lepra amara.pdf
Pertusaria hymenea.pdf
Pertusaria pertusa.pdf
Pertusaria pseudocorallina.pdf
Phaeophyscia orbicularis.pdf
Phlyctis argena.pdf
Physcia adscendens.pdf
Physcia aipolia.pdf
Physcia caesia.pdf
Physcia leptalea.pdf
Physcia tenella.pdf
Physconia grisea.pdf
Platismatia glauca.pdf
Pseudevernia furfuracea.pdf
Punctelia subrudecta.pdf
Pyrenula chlorospila.pdf
Pyrenula macrospora.pdf
Ramalina farinacea.pdf
Ramalina fastigiata.pdf
Ramalina fraxinea.pdf
Ramalina siliquosa.pdf
Tephromela atra.pdf
Usnea articulata.pdf
Usnea cornuta.pdf
Usnea flammea.pdf
Usnea florida.pdf
Usnea subfloridana.pdf
Xanthoria parietina.pdf
Xanthoria polycarpa.pdf