Rosette lichens, frost lichens, and allies

Physciaceae · 45 species

In Québec, the family Physciaceae (order Caliciales) counts 45 species of mushrooms. The stars? Orange-cored Shadow Lichen, Hooded Rosette Lichen and Hoary Rosette Lichen, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 24 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. Outaouais24
  2. Estrie19
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  4. Montérégie17
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  6. Capitale-Nationale9
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  8. Montréal7
  9. Côte-Nord7
  10. Nord-du-Québec5
  11. Mauricie4
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  14. Lanaudière4
  15. Laurentides4
  16. Laval3
  17. Centre-du-Québec2

Rosette lichens, frost lichens, and allies 45

Orange-cored Shadow Lichen74 observations
Hooded Rosette Lichen60 observations
Hoary Rosette Lichen58 observations
Bottlebrush Frost Lichen54 observations
Mealy Rosette Lichen43 observations
Star Rosette Lichen38 observations
Blue-gray Rosette Lichen38 observations
Mealy Shadow Lichen25 observations
Hanging Fringe Lichen24 observations
Powdered Fringe Lichen20 observations
Pom-pom Shadow Lichen18 observations
Frosted lichen18 observations
Granular Frost Lichen16 observations
Dark Shadow Lichen15 observations
Ciliate Wreath Lichen13 observations
Powder-tipped Shadow Lichen11 observations
Black-eyed rock rosette lichen8 observations
Thomson's Rosette Lichen8 observations
Fringed Rosette Lichen6 observations
Powder-tipped Rosette Lichen5 observations
Yellow-edged Frost Lichen5 observations
American Rosette Lichen4 observations
Mealy Cryptic Shade Lichen4 observations
Bottle-brush Frost Lichen4 observations
Crescent Frost Lichen3 observations
Powdery-margined Cryptic Shade Lichen3 observations
Shaggy-fringe Lichen2 observations
Pale-belly Frost Lichen2 observations
Grainy Shadow-crust Lichen2 observations
Wreath lichen2 observations
Whiskered Shadow Lichen2 observations
Rosette lichen2 observations
Rinodina lichen2 observations
Coralloid rosette-lichen1 observations
Scaly Fringe Lichen1 observations
Sandy OystersPhaeophyscia nigricans
Hairy Shadow LichenPhaeophyscia hirsuta
Branching Fringe LichenHeterodermia galactophylla
Cupped Fringe LichenHeterodermia hypoleuca
Disregarded FringeHeterodermia neglecta
Fringed rosette lichenPhyscia leptalea
Scaly Shadow LichenPhaeophyscia squarrosa
Outward-looking Rosette LichenPhyscia alnophila
Ashen Pepper-sporeRinodina cana
Elegant Fringe LichenHeterodermia leucomelos