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typical shield lichens
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typical shield lichens

Parmelioideae

60 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

beard lichens

genusUsnea

greenshield lichens

genusFlavoparmelia

shield lichens

genusParmelia

Ruffle Lichens

genusParmotrema

oakmoss lichens

genusEvernia

Tube Lichens

genusHypogymnia

rock shield lichens

genusXanthoparmelia

Speckled Shield Lichens

genusPunctelia

Platismatia

genusPlatismatia

Wolf Lichens

genusLetharia

Speckled Greenshield Lichens

genusFlavopunctelia

Pseudevernia

genusPseudevernia

Sunshine Lichens

genusVulpicida

Melanelixia

genusMelanelixia

Iceland lichens

genusCetraria

Horsehair Lichens

genusBryoria

Wrinkle Lichens

genusTuckermanopsis

Witch's Hair Lichens

genusAlectoria

Fine Shield Lichens

genusParmelina

Melanohalea

genusMelanohalea

Loop lichens

genusHypotrachyna

Snow Lichens

genusFlavocetraria

Myelochroa

genusMyelochroa

Bran Lichens

genusParmeliopsis

Menegazzia

genusMenegazzia

Ring Lichens

genusArctoparmelia

Pleurosticta

genusPleurosticta

Sea-storm Lichens

genusCetrelia

Canoparmelia

genusCanoparmelia

Imshaugia

genusImshaugia

Usnocetraria

genusUsnocetraria

Camouflage Lichens

genusMelanelia

Dactylina

genusDactylina

Pseudephebe

genusPseudephebe

Montanelia

genusMontanelia

Thornbush Lichens

genusKaernefeltia

Crespoa

genusCrespoa

Brodoa

genusBrodoa

Candlewax Lichens

genusAhtiana

masonhalea lichen

genusMasonhalea

Cornicularia

genusCornicularia

Foxtail Lichens

genusNodobryoria

Black-foam Lichens

genusAnzia

Gowardia

genusGowardia

Foxhair Lichens

genusBryocaulon

Ground Rag Lichens

genusAsahinea

Notoparmelia

genusNotoparmelia

Austroparmelina

genusAustroparmelina

Cetrariella

genusCetrariella

Nesolechia

genusNesolechia

Pseudoparmelia

genusPseudoparmelia

Esslingeriana

genusEsslingeriana

Tuckermanella

genusTuckermanella

Allocetraria

genusAllocetraria

Lethariella

genusLethariella

Sulcaria

genusSulcaria

Eyelash Lichens

genusBulbothrix

Rock Grub Lichens

genusAllantoparmelia

Nephromopsis

genusNephromopsis

Phacopsis

genusPhacopsis

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