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Matchstick Lichens
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Matchstick Lichens

Pilophorus

Pilophorus is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Cladoniaceae. They are commonly known as matchstick lichens. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains 11 species.

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Devil's matchstick

speciesPilophorus acicularis

tapered matchstick lichen

speciesPilophorus clavatus

charred matchstick lichen

speciesPilophorus nigricaulis

Appalachian Matchsticks

speciesPilophorus fibula

Powdered Matchstick Lichen

speciesPilophorus cereolus

headless matchstick lichen

speciesPilophorus vegae

Robust Matchstick Lichen

speciesPilophorus robustus

Dovrefjell matchstick lichen

speciesPilophorus dovrensis

Pilophorus strumaticus

speciesPilophorus strumaticus

Pilophorus curtulus

speciesPilophorus curtulus

Pilophorus awasthiana

speciesPilophorus awasthiana

Pilophorus cariosus

speciesPilophorus cariosus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 128925.