Cladonia

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In Québec, the genus Cladonia (family Cladoniaceae) counts 61 species of mushrooms. The stars? Gray reindeer lichen, Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen and Organ-pipe Lichen, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 45 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-Laurent45
  2. Côte-Nord38
  3. Nord-du-Québec37
  4. Capitale-Nationale36
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine36
  6. Estrie33
  7. Outaouais33
  8. Montérégie27
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean26
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue26
  11. Mauricie21
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches19
  13. Laurentides18
  14. Lanaudière16
  15. Centre-du-Québec5
  16. Montréal3
  17. Laval1

Cladonia 61

Lecanorales
Cladoniaceae
Gray reindeer lichen13,163 observations
Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen5,843 observations
Organ-pipe Lichen326 observations
British Soldiers291 observations
Common Powderhorn234 observations
Dragon Horn227 observations
Smooth Horn Lichen210 observations
Quill Lichen209 observations
Cup lichen207 observations
Lesser Sulphur-cup Lichen194 observations
Greater Sulphur-cup Lichen172 observations
Cup lichen171 observations
Eastern Boreal Pixie-cup134 observations
Bighorn Lichen119 observations
Red-fruited Pixie Cup104 observations
Powdered Funnel Lichen103 observations
Trumpet Lichen96 observations
Browned Pixie-cup Lichen87 observations
Cup lichen79 observations
Cup lichen76 observations
Many-forked Cladonia63 observations
Felt Horn Lichen63 observations
Sieve Lichen58 observations
Cup lichen56 observations
Crazy Scale Lichen55 observations
Giant Cladonia Lichen39 observations
Finger Cup Lichen34 observations
Rosette Pixie-cup Lichen33 observations
Wand Lichen32 observations
Fishnet Cladonia31 observations
Black-footed Reindeer Lichen29 observations
Reindeer Lichen28 observations
Ladder Lichen25 observations
Boreal Cup Lichen22 observations
Smooth-footed Powderhorn22 observations
Gray's Cup Lichen21 observations
Split-peg Lichen20 observations
Alpine Cladonia17 observations
Antlered Powderhorn16 observations
Stump Lichen15 observations
Stubby-stalked Cladonia12 observations
Florke's cup lichen11 observations
Crowned Pixie-cup9 observations
Lipstick Powderhorn6 observations
Reindeer Lichen6 observations
Cup lichen6 observations
Fence-rail Cladonia4 observations
Humble Pixie-cup Lichen3 observations