Welcome to SwissLichens ¶
SwissLichens, the National Data and Information Centre of Swiss lichens, aims to research and document the distribution, endangerment and ecology of lichens in Switzerland. The Data and Information Centre maintains a database with finding reports on the Swiss lichen flora, provides the basis for the promotion and protection of endangered lichens in Switzerland and advises authorities and NGOs on questions concerning the implementation of lichen promotion.
SwissLichens is recognised by the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) as a national data and information centre and is a member of the network of InfoSpecies, the Swiss Information Centre for Species. In its operations SwissLichens is financially supported by the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL.
SwissLichens News ¶
- The fieldwork for the revision of the Red List has been completed and we have started the assessment.
Database news
- Total number of lichen findings: 253'749
- Total number of lichen species found: 2'419
- Number of lichens reported this year: 13'368
- Number of lichen findings this year: 1'375
- The last 10 lichen findings:
Cetraria aculeata (Schreb.) Fr. (23.07.2025), Cetraria ericetorum Opiz (23.07.2025), Solorina saccata (L.) Ach. (23.07.2025), Cladonia (23.07.2025), Flavocetraria cucullata (Bellardi) Kärnefelt & A. Thell (23.07.2025), Flavocetraria nivalis (L.) Kärnefelt & A. Thell (23.07.2025), Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. s. lat. (23.07.2025), Cladonia arbuscula (Wallr.) Flot. s. lat. (23.07.2025), Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Schaer. s. lat. (23.07.2025), Caloplaca decipiens (Arnold) Blomb. & Forssell (23.07.2025) - Number of endangered lichen species found this year (number of findings per species in brackets): 79
Anaptychia ciliaris (L.) Körb. (5), Anaptychia crinalis (Schleich.) Vězda ex J. Nowak (1), Bactrospora dryina (Ach.) A. Massal. (6), Bryoria bicolor (Ehrh.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. (1), Buellia elegans Poelt (1), Calicium adspersum Pers. (2), Caloplaca chrysophthalma Degel. (1), Caloplaca lucifuga G. Thor (4), Cetrelia cetrarioides (Delise ex Duby) W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb. (8), Cetrelia olivetorum (Nyl.) W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb. (2), Cladonia rangiformis Hoffm. (5), Coniocarpon cinnabarinum DC. (1), Evernia divaricata (L.) Ach. (8), Evernia mesomorpha Nyl. (4), Flavopunctelia flaventior (Stirt.) Hale (2), Gabura fascicularis (L.) P.M. Jørg. (1), Gyalecta flotowii Körb. (2), Gyalecta ulmi (Sw.) Zahlbr. (11), Gyalolechia fulgens (Sw.) Søchting, Frödén & Arup (1), Heterodermia speciosa (Wulfen) Trevis. (1), Hypotrachyna sinuosa (Sm.) Hale (1), Inoderma byssaceum (Weigel) Gray (9), Lecanactis abietina (Ach.) Körb. (1), Lecanora albella (Pers.) Ach. (1), Lecanora conizaeoides Nyl. ex Cromb. (2), Leprocaulon quisquiliare (Leers) M. Choisy (2), Leptogium saturninum (Dicks.) Nyl. (9), Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. (49), Melanelixia glabra (Schaer.) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Divakar, Essl., D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch (1), Melanohalea elegantula (Zahlbr.) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Divakar, Essl., D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch (2), Melanohalea exasperata (De Not.) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Divakar, Essl., D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch (5), Menegazzia terebrata (Hoffm.) A. Massal. (3), Nephroma laevigatum Ach. (14), Nephroma parile (Ach.) Ach. (21), Nephroma resupinatum (L.) Ach. (7), Pannaria conoplea (Ach.) Bory (22), Parmeliella triptophylla (Ach.) Müll. Arg. (7), Parmelina pastillifera (Harm.) Hale (6), Parmotrema arnoldii (Du Rietz) Hale (1), Parmotrema crinitum (Ach.) M. Choisy (1), Parmotrema perlatum (Huds.) M. Choisy (11), Peltigera collina (Ach.) Schrad. (40), Peltigera horizontalis (Huds.) Baumg. (1), Peltigera membranacea (Ach.) Nyl. (6), Pertusaria alpina Hepp ex Ahles (2), Pertusaria coccodes (Ach.) Nyl. (1), Pertusaria oculata (Dicks.) Th. Fr. (1), Phaeophyscia hirsuta (Mereschk.) Essl. (1), Phaeophyscia hispidula (Ach.) Essl. (1), Phaeophyscia insignis (Mereschk.) Moberg (1), Phlyctis agelaea (Ach.) Flot. (2), Physcia vitii Nádv. (2), Physconia perisidiosa (Erichsen) Moberg (1), Placynthiella oligotropha (J. R. Laundon) Coppins & P. James (1), Pleurosticta acetabulum (Neck.) Elix & Lumbsch (3), Protoblastenia terricola (Anzi) Lynge (1), Psora globifera (Ach.) A. Massal. (1), Ramalina fastigiata (Pers.) Ach. (8), Ramalina fraxinea (L.) Ach. (5), Ramalina pollinaria (Westr.) Ach. (1), Ramalina roesleri (Schaer.) Hue (1), Ramalina thrausta (Ach.) Nyl. (1), Ricasolia amplissima (Scop.) De Not. (3), Romjularia lurida (Ach.) Timdal (1), Rostania occultata (Bagl.) Otálora, P.M. Jørg. & Wedin (2), Scytinium fragrans (Sm.) Otálora, P.M. Jørg. & Wedin (1), Scytinium intermedium (Arnold) Otálora, P.M. Jørg. & Wedin (1), Scytinium teretiusculum (Wallr.) Otálora, P.M. Jørg. & Wedin (4), Sphaerophorus globosus (Huds.) Vain. (1), Squamarina cartilaginea (With.) P. James s. lat. (1), Stereocaulon capitellatum H. Magn. (1), Sticta limbata (Sm.) Ach. (1), Sticta sylvatica (Huds.) Ach. (6), Thelotrema lepadinum (Ach.) Ach. (1), Toninia opuntioides (Vill.) Timdal (1), Usnea florida (L.) F.H. Wigg. (1), Usnea longissima Ach. (1), Usnocetraria oakesiana (Tuck.) M.J. Lai & J.C. Wei (1), Vulpicida juniperinus (L.) J.-E. Mattsson & M.J. Lai (1)