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Photo Gallery of Lichens


Evernia prunastri Pacific Place Longview, WA	Platismatia glauca Pacific Place Longview, WA	Parmelia sulcata Pacific Place Longview, WA	Usnea sp. Pacific Place Longview, WA


Exploding Tip Lichen Hypogymnia physodes Wake Robin Learning Ctr. Longview, WA	Exploding Tip Lichen Hypogymnia physodes Wake Robin Learning Ctr. Longview, WA	"Beard" Lichen Usnea sp. Wake Robin Learning Ctr. Longview, WA	lichen Wake Robin Learning Ctr. Longview, WA


"Pixie Cup" Lichen Cladonia sp. Wake Robin Learning Ctr. Longview, WA	lichen Cladonia sp. Wake Robin Learning Ctr. Longview, WA	Fringed Moon Lichen (?) Sticta beauvoissii (sp.?) (aka: S. weigelii) Wake Robin (Longview)	Fringed Moon Lichen (?) Sticta peltigera (?) Wake Robin Learning Ctr. Longview, WA


bark barnacle lichen Thelotrema lepadinum Wake Robin (Longview)	bark barnacle lichen Thelotrema lepadinum Wake Robin (Longview)	lichen unknown Wake Robin (Longview)


"Bone" Lichen Hypogymnia sp. Copalis, WA	"Beard" Lichen Usnea sp. Copalis, WA	Methuselah's Beard Usnea longissima Copalis, WA	Methuselah's Beard Usnea longissima Copalis, WA


Lungwort Lichen Lobaria pulmonaria Lake Crescent, WA	Beaded Bone Lichen Hypogymnia enteromorpha Lake Crescent, WA	Forking Bone Lichen Hypogymnia inactiva Lake Crescent, WA	Lake Crescent, WA


lichen on cedar tree Lake Crescent, WA		lichen Crescent Bay Grand Coulee (WA)	lichen Crescent Bay Grand Coulee (WA)


lichen scientific family Columbia Gorge (OR)	lichen scientific family Columbia Gorge (OR)		globe lichen (common christmas-tree)** Sphaerophorus globosus Saddle Mtn. (OR)


blue rosette lichen Hood Canal, WA	lichen Hood Canal, WA	waxy firedot lichen Hood Canal, WA


lichen Mt. St. Helens (Ape Cave area) Aug. 2007	lichen Mt. St. Helens (Ape Cave area) Aug. 2007	lichen Mt. St. Helens (Ape Cave area) Aug. 2007	lichen Mt. St. Helens (Ape Cave area) Aug. 2007


lichen Mt. St. Helens (Ape Cave area) Aug. 2007		"fairy barf" Icmadophila ericetorum Mt. Rainier - Comet Falls trail	lichen on rock Mt. Rainier - Paradise

Lichen Links:

National Lichens & Air Quality Database (USFS)
Air Pollution Sensitivity Ratings for PNW Macrolichens (USFS)
"Canaries in a Coal Mine: Using Lichens to Measure Nitrogen Pollution" (.pdf) - Pacific Northwest Research Station (USFS)
Bruce McCune (Professor, Oregon State University)
Northwest Lichenologists
Lichenland (Fun with Lichens from Oregon State University)
Lichens of Washington - WTU Image Collection, University of Washington Herbarium & Burke Museum
Lichen Biomonitoring Project (George Mason University)
Lichen Images on Wayne's Word (waynesword.palomar.edu)

Published Lichen Resources:

Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Compiled and edited by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon. Lone Pine Publishing.
101 Common Mosses, Liverworts & Lichens of the Olympic Peninsula. Hutton, Hutton and Woodward. <<out-of-print

Notes regarding photos & identification

Most of the images above were taken with a Panasonic-Lumix DMC-FZ20 digital camera. They were then cropped and enhanced (color, lighting, sharpening, image compression, ...) in Adobe Photoshop Elements. The webpage was created using Macromedia Dreamweaver. Website hosting by lunarpages.com.

*Please be aware that the identifications on this site are done by a novice naturalist. Any assistance regarding incorrect or missing identifications would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact me at the email address shown below.

updated: 8/25/08