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Bushy lichens, sea-fog lichens, and allies

Ramalinaceae · 18 species

In Québec, the family Ramalinaceae (order Lecanorales) counts 18 species of mushrooms. The stars? Frayed Ribbon Lichen, Spring Dot Lichen and Punctured Bushy Lichen, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 9 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  2. Estrie7
  3. Côte-Nord6
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  5. Outaouais5
  6. Capitale-Nationale4
  7. Nord-du-Québec3
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  9. Laurentides3
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  11. Lanaudière1
  12. Montérégie1

Bushy lichens, sea-fog lichens, and allies 18

Lecanorales
All2,745Agaricales945Lecanorales276Russulales170Polyporales149Boletales143Helotiales119Pezizales116Peltigerales77Hypocreales68Hymenochaetales58Caliciales56Pucciniales40Cantharellales35Xylariales31Pertusariales29Thelephorales29Gomphales27Teloschistales26Umbilicariales20Lecideales17Dacrymycetales15Verrucariales15Geastrales12Ostropales12Phallales12Arthoniales11Auriculariales11Geoglossales11Rhytismatales11Taphrinales11Leotiales10Rhizocarpales10Gloeophyllales7Mycosphaerellales7Pleosporales7Trapeliales7Acarosporales6Candelariales6Coniocybales6Entomophthorales6Eurotiales6Mycocaliciales6Tremellales6Diaporthales5Exobasidiales5Sebacinales5Botryosphaeriales4Corticiales4Mucorales4Baeomycetales3Hysteriales3Lichinales3Monoblastiales3Orbiliales3Tubeufiales3Venturiales3Abrothallales2Amylocorticiales2Atheliales2Atractiellales2Chaetosphaeriales2Hymeneliales2Neolectales2Patellariales2Platygloeales2Sarrameanales2Sordariales2Trypetheliales2Acrospermales1Bartheletiales1Boliniales1Capnodiales1Catinellales1Coronophorales1Cystofilobasidiales1Endogonales1Erythrobasidiales1Filobasidiales1Glomerellales1Hysterangiales1Laboulbeniales1Marthamycetales1Melanosporales1Onygenales1Ophiostomatales1Phacidiales1Phyllachorales1Pyrenulales1Sareales1Sclerococcales1Synchytriales1Thelebolales1Trechisporales1Tremellodendropsidales1Ustilaginales1Xenasmatellales1Unknown classification3
Ramalinaceae
All276Parmeliaceae127Cladoniaceae64Lecanoraceae34Ramalinaceae18Stereocaulaceae12Psoraceae8Tephromelataceae4Pilocarpaceae2Sphaerophoraceae2Carbonicolaceae1Catillariaceae1Psilolechiaceae1Ramboldiaceae1Scoliciosporaceae1
Frayed Ribbon Lichen54 observations
Spring Dot Lichen35 observations
Punctured Bushy Lichen33 observations
Surprise Lichen24 observations
Rock Bushy Lichen20 observations
Farinose Cartilage Lichen19 observations
Sinewed Bushy Lichen19 observations
Six-celled Moss Dot Lichen15 observations
Multicolored Dot Lichen9 observations
Hidden dot lichen6 observations
Angel's Hair4 observations
Frosty-rimmed Dot Lichen3 observations
Dotted lichen2 observations
Dotted lichen1 observations
Megalaria lichen1 observations
Cartilage LichenRamalina fraxinea
Cartilage lichenRamalina polymorpha
Chalky Bush LichenRamalina labiosorediata