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