Teloschistes flavicans
Like many other living things on this planet some lichens are suffering adversely as a result of the activities of mankind. Mostly this is a result of habitat destruction, contributed to considerably by atmospheric and aquatic degradation. In other words the air and water are polluted. For organisms that live almost entirely on air and water this can be quite disasterous. Although maintaining large areas of viable habitat through nature reserves and protection against dammage is important, ultimately only the purification of the air and water that surround us will bring lichens back to their full potential. This will of course benefit every other living creature as well, particularly ourselves and should therefore be a top priority for all thinking human beings.
Though the rarity of many lichens remains relatively poorly understood some species are known to be endangered and the following species are protected by law.
Protected under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act.
| Cladonia perforata | Perforate Cladonia | Florida | 58FR25754 Apr 27, 1993 |
| Gymnoderma lineare | Gnome Lichen | Rock | 60FR03562 Jan 18, 1995 |
| Bryoria furcellata | Forked hair-lichen |
| Buellia asterella | Starry breck-lichen |
| Caloplaca luteoalba | Orange-fruited elm-lichen |
| Caloplaca nivalis | Snow caloplaca |
| Catapyrenium psoromoides | Tree catapyrenium |
| Catillaria laureri | Laurer's catillaria |
| Cladonia stricta | Upright mountain-lichen |
| Collema dichotomum | River jelly-lichen |
| Gyalecta ulmi | Elm gyalecta |
| Heterodermia leucomelos | Ciliate strap-lichen |
| Heterodermia propagulifera | Coralloid rosette-lichen |
| Lecanactis hemisphaerica | Churchyard lichen |
| Lecanora achariana | Tarn lecanora |
| Lecidea inops | Copper lecidea |
| Nephroma arcticum | Arctic kidney-lichen |
| Pannaria ignobilis | Caledonian pannaria |
| Parmelia minarum | New Forest parmelia |
| Parmentaria chilensis | Oil-stained parmentaria |
| Peltigera lepidophora | Ear-lobed dog-lichen |
| Pertusaria bryontha | Alpine moss-pertusaria |
| Physcia tribacioides | Southern grey physcia |
| Pseudocyphellaria lacerata | Ragged pseudocyphellaria |
| Psora rubiformis | Rusty alpine psora |
| Solenopsora liparina | Serpentine solenopsora |
| Squamarina lentigera | Scaly breck-lichen |
| Teloschistes flavicans | Golden hair-lichen |
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