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Shield lichens and allies

Parmeliaceae · 127 species · Page 1 of 3

In Québec, the family Parmeliaceae (order Lecanorales) counts 127 species of mushrooms. The stars? Boreal Oakmoss, 40-mile Per Hour Lichen and Dark Crottle, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 56 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. Estrie56
  2. Capitale-Nationale55
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine48
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent44
  5. Nord-du-Québec43
  6. Côte-Nord38
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean29
  8. Outaouais28
  9. Laurentides27
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches26
  11. Mauricie24
  12. Montérégie23
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  14. Lanaudière16
  15. Montréal8
  16. Laval3
  17. Centre-du-Québec2

Shield lichens and allies 127

Lecanorales
All2,745Agaricales945Lecanorales276Russulales170Polyporales149Boletales143Helotiales119Pezizales116Peltigerales77Hypocreales68Hymenochaetales58Caliciales56Pucciniales40Cantharellales35Xylariales31Pertusariales29Thelephorales29Gomphales27Teloschistales26Umbilicariales20Lecideales17Dacrymycetales15Verrucariales15Geastrales12Ostropales12Phallales12Arthoniales11Auriculariales11Geoglossales11Rhytismatales11Taphrinales11Leotiales10Rhizocarpales10Gloeophyllales7Mycosphaerellales7Pleosporales7Trapeliales7Acarosporales6Candelariales6Coniocybales6Entomophthorales6Eurotiales6Mycocaliciales6Tremellales6Diaporthales5Exobasidiales5Sebacinales5Botryosphaeriales4Corticiales4Mucorales4Baeomycetales3Hysteriales3Lichinales3Monoblastiales3Orbiliales3Tubeufiales3Venturiales3Abrothallales2Amylocorticiales2Atheliales2Atractiellales2Chaetosphaeriales2Hymeneliales2Neolectales2Patellariales2Platygloeales2Sarrameanales2Sordariales2Trypetheliales2Acrospermales1Bartheletiales1Boliniales1Capnodiales1Catinellales1Coronophorales1Cystofilobasidiales1Endogonales1Erythrobasidiales1Filobasidiales1Glomerellales1Hysterangiales1Laboulbeniales1Marthamycetales1Melanosporales1Onygenales1Ophiostomatales1Phacidiales1Phyllachorales1Pyrenulales1Sareales1Sclerococcales1Synchytriales1Thelebolales1Trechisporales1Tremellodendropsidales1Ustilaginales1Xenasmatellales1Unknown classification3
Parmeliaceae
All276Parmeliaceae127Cladoniaceae64Lecanoraceae34Ramalinaceae18Stereocaulaceae12Psoraceae8Tephromelataceae4Pilocarpaceae2Sphaerophoraceae2Carbonicolaceae1Catillariaceae1Psilolechiaceae1Ramboldiaceae1Scoliciosporaceae1
Boreal Oakmoss415 observations
40-mile Per Hour Lichen296 observations
Dark Crottle217 observations
Netted Shield Lichen210 observations
Powdered Sunshine Lichen201 observations
Punctelia162 observations
Alpine Sulphur-tresses131 observations
Varied Rag Lichen112 observations
Concentric Ring Lichen107 observations
Yellow Ribbon Lichen99 observations
Burred Horsehair Lichen91 observations
Witch's Hair81 observations
Island cetraria lichen81 observations
Bryocaulon lichen76 observations
Salted Shield Lichen74 observations
Bottle Brush Shield Lichen72 observations
Spiny Gray Horsehair Lichen66 observations
Powdery Axil-bristle Lichen59 observations
Rimmed Camouflage Lichen55 observations
Grey Starburst Lichen54 observations
Cetraria lichen53 observations
Crumpled Rag Lichen50 observations
Striped Iceland Lichen47 observations
Fishbone Beard Lichen46 observations
Cumberland Rock Shield45 observations
Arctic Butterfingers Lichen45 observations
Boreal Beard Lichen44 observations
Sea Storm Lichen39 observations
Abraded Camouflage Lichen34 observations
Pale-footed Horsehair Lichen33 observations
Horeshair lichen32 observations
Stygian Black-parmelia31 observations
Gray Witch's Hair31 observations
Crinkled Snow Lichen30 observations
Smoky Crottle29 observations
Powder-headed Tube Lichen28 observations
Green Starburst Lichen26 observations
Peppered Rock-shield26 observations
Salted Starburst Lichen25 observations
Powdered Tube Lichen24 observations
Chocolate Rim Lichen21 observations
Brownish Monk's-hood Lichen20 observations
Spotted Camouflage Lichen20 observations
Finger Ring Lichen18 observations
Fine Rockwool Lichen18 observations
Northern Camouflage Lichen18 observations
Spiny Heath Lichen16 observations
Bristly Beard Lichen14 observations