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