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  1. Life
  2. Fungi Including Lichens
  3. Sac Fungi
  4. Common Lichens
  5. Shield Lichens, Rim Lichens, and Allies
  6. Shield Lichens and Allies
  7. Typical Shield Lichens
  8. Shield Lichens

genus

Shield Lichens

Parmelia

Includes
4 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Netted Shield Lichen native
  • Salted Shield Lichen native
  • Bottlebrush Shield Lichen native
  • Smoky Crottle native
  • Western Shield Lichen native
  • Parmelia submontana
  • Shield Lichen
  • Parmelia pseudosulcata
  • Pea-green Shield Lichen native
  • Parmelia barrenoae
  • Parmelia pinnatifida
  • Appalachian Shield Lichen
  • Skult's Shield Lichen
  • Parmelia xanthotropa

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native shield lichens All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Netted Shield Lichen Parmelia sulcata 59,080 observations
  • Salted Shield Lichen Parmelia saxatilis 5,876 observations
  • Bottlebrush Shield Lichen Parmelia squarrosa 5,616 observations
  • Smoky Crottle Parmelia omphalodes 1,134 observations
  • Western Shield Lichen Parmelia hygrophila 248 observations
  • Pea-green Shield Lichen Parmelia fraudans 44 observations

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