Order

Lecanorales (Shield lichens, rim lichens, and allies)

Usnea rubicunda. Photo: (c) Noah Elhardt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

The Lecanorales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The order contains 26 families, 269 genera, and 5695 species.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
      - Class: Lecanoromycetes (Common lichens)
        Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae (Shield lichens, sunburst lichens, rosette lichens, and allies)
        Order: Lecanorales (Shield lichens, rim lichens, and allies)
        Family: Cladoniaceae (Spindles and structured lichens) (14)
        Family: Stereocaulaceae (2)
        Family: Tephromelataceae (1)
        Family: Ramalinaceae (Bushy lichens, sea-fog lichens, and allies) (5)
        Family: Psoraceae (Scale lichens and allies) (1)
        Family: Parmeliaceae (Shield lichens and allies) (32)
        Family: Pilocarpaceae (1)
        Family: Sphaerophoraceae (2)
        Family: Lecanoraceae (Rim lichens, disc lichens, and allies) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Cladoniaceae (Spindles and structured lichens)

Family: Stereocaulaceae

Family: Tephromelataceae

Family: Ramalinaceae (Bushy lichens, sea-fog lichens, and allies)

Family: Psoraceae (Scale lichens and allies)

Family: Parmeliaceae (Shield lichens and allies)

Family: Pilocarpaceae

Family: Sphaerophoraceae

Family: Lecanoraceae (Rim lichens, disc lichens, and allies)

Order

Lecanorales (Shield lichens, rim lichens, and allies)

Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt

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