Kebnat

Lichinomycetes

27 species · 5 orders

In Québec, the class Lichinomycetes counts 27 species, in 5 orders. The stars? Candleflame Lichen, Pinhead Lichen and Frog Whiskers, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 12 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Outaouais12
  2. Estrie11
  3. Capitale-Nationale10
  4. Montréal5
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  6. Laurentides5
  7. Montérégie5
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  9. Côte-Nord4
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  11. Mauricie3
  12. Nord-du-Québec2
  13. Laval2
  14. Lanaudière2
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

Lichinomycetes 27

Order
All27Geoglossales11Candelariales6Coniocybales6Lichinales3Sareales1
Candleflame Lichen60 observations
Pinhead Lichen26 observations
Frog Whiskers18 observations
Fringed Candleflame Lichen16 observations
Canary Whiskers14 observations
Sulphur Stubble Lichen14 observations
Powdery Goldspeck13 observations
Common Goldspeck13 observations
Géoglosse glabre10 observations
Hairy Earthtongue9 observations
Waterside Rockshag Lichen7 observations
Common Black Earth Tongue5 observations
Granular Goldspeck Lichen4 observations
Chaenotricha obscura4 observations
Slimy Earthtongue4 observations
Resin sarea lichen4 observations
Hidden Goldspeck Lichen3 observations
Trichoglossum velutipes3 observations
Trichoglossum variabile2 observations
Plain Earthtongue1 observations
Glutinoglossum heptaseptatum1 observations
Trichoglossum farlowii1 observations
Rat's whiskersChaenotheca gracilenta
Glutinous EarthtongueGlutinoglossum glutinosum
Rock licoriceLichinella nigritella
Confused Limestone LichenThyrea confusa
Short-spored EarthtongueTrichoglossum walteri