#division_Lichenes__Lichenes comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with Algae and Fungi
supertype: division.phylum (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
member of: kingdom_Fungi
member: order_Lichenales__Lichenales category used especially in former classifications for organisms now constituting the division Lichenes
member: lichen any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
member: order_Lechanorales__Lechanorales category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia
member: family_Lecanoraceae__Lecanoraceae a fungus family of the division Lichenes
member: genus_Lecanora type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens
member: lecanora any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food
member: archil__orchil any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil
member: family_Roccellaceae__Roccellaceae a fungus family of division Lichenes
member: genus_Roccella chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens
member: roccella__Roccella_tinctoria a source of the dye archil and of litmus
member: family_Pertusariaceae__Pertusariaceae a fungus family of division Lichenes
member: genus_Pertusaria__Pertusaria crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus
member: family_Usneaceae__Usneaceae fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea; Evernia; Ramalina; Alectoria
member: genus_Usnea__Usnea widely distributed lichens usually having a grayish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus
member: beard_lichen__beardlichen__beard_moss__Usnea_barbata greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees
member: genus_Evernia__Evernia lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus
member: genus_Ramalina__Ramalina shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus
member: genus_Alectoria__Alectoria lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus
member: horsehair_lichen__horsehairlichen__horsetail_lichen__horsetaillichen any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair
member: family_Cladoniaceae__Cladoniaceae a family of lichens
member: genus_Cladonia__Cladonia type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia
member: reindeer_moss__reindeer_lichen__arctic_moss__Cladonia_rangiferina an erect grayish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
member: family_Parmeliaceae__Parmeliaceae a family of lichens
member: genus_Parmelia__Parmelia type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens
member: crottle__crottal__crotal any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made
member: genus_Cetraria__Cetraria foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes
member: Iceland_moss__Iceland_lichen__Cetraria_islandica lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
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