Lichens of Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve and Bidwell Park
partial list; identifications need expert varification
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME COLLECTED SUBSTRATE
Caloplaca saxicola A Firedot Lichen BCCER Rock 
Candelaria concolor Lemon Lichen BCCER, BP Bark, occasional on rock or concrete
Cladonia fimbriata Trumpet Lichen BCCER,BP Soil or rotting wood
Cladonia ochrochlora Smooth-Footed Powderhorn BCCER,BP Decaying wood
Collema furfuraceum Blistered Jelly Lichen BCCER, BP Bark, on oak and other broadleaf trees
Evernia prunastri Oakmoss Lichen BCCER, BP Bark, wood mainly of hardwood trees and shrubs
Flavopunctelia flaventior Speckled Greenshield BCCER Bark of various trees
Hypogymnia imshaugii Forked-Tubed Lichen BCCER Bark and wood of hardwood and conifers
Lecidea tessellata Tile Lichen BP Rock
Leptochidium albociliatum Whiskered Jelly-Lichen BCCER, BP Moss, moss over rocks, soil
Melanelixia glabra California Camouflage Lichen BCCER, BP Bark of deciduous trees
Parmelina coleae Fringed Shield Lichen BCCER, BP Bark of oak trees.
Peltigera degenii Pelt Lichen, Veined Lichen BCCER Base of trees, moss covered rocks
Peltigera membranacea Membranous Dog-Lichen BP many types of mossy surfaces
Physcia aipolia Hoary Rosette Lichen BP Bark of oak and other broadleaf trees
Physcia stellaris Star Rosette Lichen BCCER, BP Bark of oak and other broadleaf trees.
Physconia americana Fancy Frost Lichen BCCER, BP Bark of oaks and other broadleaf trees
Pseudocyphellaria anthraspis Dimpled Speckledbelly BCCER Bark, often at eye level on older oaks
Punctelia subrudecta Powdered Speckled Shield-Lichen BP Bark and occasionally siliceous rock
Ramalina farinacea Dotted Ramalina BCCER Bark and wood of hardwoods and conifers
Umbilicaria phaea Emery Rock-Tripe BCCER, BP Rock (noncalcareous)
Usnea sp. Beard Lichen BCCER Bark
Xanthoria fallax Hooded Sunburst Lichen BCCER, BP Bark, especially oak and popular
Xanthoria polycarpa Pin-Cushion Sunbrust Lichen BP Bark and wood of hardwood, occasional conifers