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Sunburst Lichens and Allies

Teloschistales · 26 species · 1 families

In Québec, the order Teloschistales brings together 26 species of mushrooms, in 1 family. The stars? Hooded Sunburst Lichen, Elegant Sunburst Lichen and Orange lichen, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 16 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-Laurent16
  2. Outaouais13
  3. Estrie9
  4. Montérégie8
  5. Capitale-Nationale7
  6. Côte-Nord6
  7. Montréal5
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  10. Nord-du-Québec4
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  13. Lanaudière3
  14. Mauricie2
  15. Laval2
  16. Laurentides2
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

Sunburst Lichens and Allies 26

Teloschistales
All2,745Agaricales945Lecanorales276Russulales170Polyporales149Boletales143Helotiales119Pezizales116Peltigerales77Hypocreales68Hymenochaetales58Caliciales56Pucciniales40Cantharellales35Xylariales31Pertusariales29Thelephorales29Gomphales27Teloschistales26Umbilicariales20Lecideales17Dacrymycetales15Verrucariales15Geastrales12Ostropales12Phallales12Arthoniales11Auriculariales11Geoglossales11Rhytismatales11Taphrinales11Leotiales10Rhizocarpales10Gloeophyllales7Mycosphaerellales7Pleosporales7Trapeliales7Acarosporales6Candelariales6Coniocybales6Entomophthorales6Eurotiales6Mycocaliciales6Tremellales6Diaporthales5Exobasidiales5Sebacinales5Botryosphaeriales4Corticiales4Mucorales4Baeomycetales3Hysteriales3Lichinales3Monoblastiales3Orbiliales3Tubeufiales3Venturiales3Abrothallales2Amylocorticiales2Atheliales2Atractiellales2Chaetosphaeriales2Hymeneliales2Neolectales2Patellariales2Platygloeales2Sarrameanales2Sordariales2Trypetheliales2Acrospermales1Bartheletiales1Boliniales1Capnodiales1Catinellales1Coronophorales1Cystofilobasidiales1Endogonales1Erythrobasidiales1Filobasidiales1Glomerellales1Hysterangiales1Laboulbeniales1Marthamycetales1Melanosporales1Onygenales1Ophiostomatales1Phacidiales1Phyllachorales1Pyrenulales1Sareales1Sclerococcales1Synchytriales1Thelebolales1Trechisporales1Tremellodendropsidales1Ustilaginales1Xenasmatellales1Unknown classification3
Family
All26Teloschistaceae26
Hooded Sunburst Lichen160 observations
Elegant Sunburst Lichen85 observations
Orange lichen28 observations
Sulphur Firedot27 observations
Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen27 observations
Common Orange Lichen25 observations
Firedot Lichen12 observations
Sugared Sunburst Lichen10 observations
Shrubby Sunburst Lichen9 observations
Poplar Sunburst Lichen6 observations
Mealy Firedot Lichen6 observations
Powdery Sunburst Lichen5 observations
Flaming Firedot Lichen4 observations
Beaded firedot3 observations
Yellow-spored Firedot Lichen3 observations
Bracted Sulphur Lichen3 observations
Granite Firedot Lichen3 observations
Rock Jewel Lichen3 observations
Ringed Firedot Lichen2 observations
Sidewalk firedot lichen2 observations
Auburn Firedot1 observations
Solitaria chrysophthalma1 observations
Caloplaque à petites thalles1 observations
Scarlet firedot lichenCaloplaca cinnabarina
Bark Sulphur-firedot LichenGyalolechia flavorubescens
Desert Firedot LichenXanthomendoza trachyphylla