Lecanora

22 species

In Québec, the genus Lecanora (family Lecanoraceae) counts 22 species of mushrooms. The stars? Arctic rim lichen, Mapledust Lichen and Granite-speck Rim 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. Capitale-Nationale7
  3. Côte-Nord7
  4. Nord-du-Québec6
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  6. Estrie5
  7. Outaouais5
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  10. Laurentides3
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  12. Mauricie2
  13. Lanaudière2
  14. Montréal1
  15. Laval1
  16. Montérégie1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

Lecanora 22

Lecanorales
Lecanoraceae