Kebnat

Parmelia

5 species

In Québec, the genus Parmelia (family Parmeliaceae) counts 5 species of mushrooms. The stars? Netted Shield Lichen, Salted Shield Lichen and Bottle Brush Shield Lichen, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 4 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-Laurent4
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  3. Capitale-Nationale4
  4. Côte-Nord4
  5. Nord-du-Québec4
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  7. Mauricie3
  8. Estrie3
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  10. Lanaudière3
  11. Outaouais2
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  13. Laurentides2
  14. Montérégie2
  15. Montréal1
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

Parmelia 5

Lecanorales
All2,745Agaricales945Lecanorales276Russulales170Polyporales149Boletales143Helotiales119Pezizales116Peltigerales77Hypocreales68Hymenochaetales58Caliciales56Pucciniales40Cantharellales35Xylariales31Pertusariales29Thelephorales29Gomphales27Teloschistales26Umbilicariales20Lecideales17Dacrymycetales15Verrucariales15Geastrales12Ostropales12Phallales12Arthoniales11Auriculariales11Geoglossales11Rhytismatales11Taphrinales11Leotiales10Rhizocarpales10Gloeophyllales7Mycosphaerellales7Pleosporales7Trapeliales7Acarosporales6Candelariales6Coniocybales6Entomophthorales6Eurotiales6Mycocaliciales6Tremellales6Diaporthales5Exobasidiales5Sebacinales5Botryosphaeriales4Corticiales4Mucorales4Baeomycetales3Hysteriales3Lichinales3Monoblastiales3Orbiliales3Tubeufiales3Venturiales3Abrothallales2Amylocorticiales2Atheliales2Atractiellales2Chaetosphaeriales2Hymeneliales2Neolectales2Patellariales2Platygloeales2Sarrameanales2Sordariales2Trypetheliales2Acrospermales1Bartheletiales1Boliniales1Capnodiales1Catinellales1Coronophorales1Cystofilobasidiales1Endogonales1Erythrobasidiales1Filobasidiales1Glomerellales1Hysterangiales1Laboulbeniales1Marthamycetales1Melanosporales1Onygenales1Ophiostomatales1Phacidiales1Phyllachorales1Pyrenulales1Sareales1Sclerococcales1Synchytriales1Thelebolales1Trechisporales1Tremellodendropsidales1Ustilaginales1Xenasmatellales1Unknown classification3
Parmeliaceae
All276Parmeliaceae127Cladoniaceae64Lecanoraceae34Ramalinaceae18Stereocaulaceae12Psoraceae8Tephromelataceae4Pilocarpaceae2Sphaerophoraceae2Carbonicolaceae1Catillariaceae1Psilolechiaceae1Ramboldiaceae1Scoliciosporaceae1
Netted Shield Lichen210 observations
Salted Shield Lichen74 observations
Bottle Brush Shield Lichen72 observations
Smoky Crottle29 observations
Shield lichenParmelia fertilis