Trevor Goward

British lichenologist (1952 - ).

Trevor Goward (born 18 November 1952) is a Canadian environmentalist and lichenologist known for his contributions to lichenology and his environmental conservation, particularly in British Columbia. Goward has authored numerous publications on lichens, including taxonomic guides, and has conducted observational studies that challenge established scientific understandings of lichen symbiosis. Despite lacking formal training in biology, he has served as the curator of the University of British Columbia's lichen herbarium since 1989 and has had several lichen species named in his honour. In 2025

Abbreviations: Goward
Occupations: lichenologist, botanist
Citizenships: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Vancouver
Direct attributions: 0 plants, 52 fungi
Authorship mentions: 0 plants, 57 fungi

52 fungi attributed, 5 fungi contributed to57 fungi:

Brodoa Goward 1987
fungi genus in the parmeliaceae family
Brodoa is a genus of three species of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. The genus, circumscribed in 1986 by Trevor Goward, is named in honour of the lichenologist Irwin Brodo.
Peltigera cinnamomea Goward 1995
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
Peltigera cinnamomea, commonly known as the cinnamon-pelt lichen, is a muscicolous (moss-dwelling), leafy lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. The Canadian lichenologist Trevor Goward formally described the species in 1995. The lichen is found in northwestern North America's forested regions, particularly in the unique montane and subalpine forest communities of the northern Rocky Mountains. Peltigera cinnamomea grows under prolonged snow cover, surviving well into spring. This trait distinguishes it from many other Peltigera species in similar North American forest ecosystems. Peltigera
Peltigera chionophila Goward & Goffinet 2000
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
Peltigera chionophila is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It was first formally described in 2000 by Canadian lichenologist Trevor Goward and Belgian lichenologist Bernard Goffinet.
Parmelia hygrophila (Western Shield Lichen) Goward & Ahti 1983
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
Parmelia hygrophila is a corticolous (bark-dwelling) foliose lichen in the Parmelia saxatilis group, described in 1983 from the Pacific Northwest of North America. It was segregated from material that had often been folded into a broad concept of P. saxatilis. The species is characterised by its greyish-green, leafy thallus that produces abundant tiny outgrowths called isidia along the lobe margins and upper surface for reproduction. It grows in the humid forests of the Pacific Northwest, growing on the bark of both coniferous and deciduous trees from coastal regions to mid-elevation mountain
Brodoa intestiniformis (Vill.) Goward 1987
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
Brodoa intestiniformis is a species of lichenized fungi within the Parmeliaceae family. This species is present in arctic and northern boreal and alpine regions.
Kaernefeltia californica (Coastal Thornbush Lichen) (Tuck.) A. Thell & Goward 1996
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
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Hypogymnia apinnata (Beaded Tube Lichen) Goward & McCune 1993
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
Hypogymnia apinnata, the beaded tube lichen, is a corticolous (bark-dwelling) foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is found along the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to the northwestern United States, and also occurs inland in parts of the Pacific Northwest. A separate population is also known from the Canadian Arctic. The lichen forms pale grey, hollow lobes (strap-like sections of the thallus) that are often somewhat swollen and typically lack the small edge projections found in closely related species. It grows mainly on conifer trees in coastal and inland forests, and
Heterodermia sitchensis (Seaside Centipede Lichen) Goward & W.J. Noble 1985
fungi species in the physciaceae family
Heterodermia sitchensis is a species of foliose lichen, first described by Trevor Goward and Wila Noble in 1985. The name sitchensis, meaning "from Sitka", reflects its exclusive dependence on Sitka spruce twigs, since it is found on no other tree species.
Collema coniophilum (Crumpled Tarpaper Lichen) Goward 2009
fungi species in the collemataceae family
Collema coniophilum, the crumpled tarpaper lichen, is a species of foliose lichen in the family Collemataceae, first found in inland rainforests of British Columbia. This small, leaf-like lichen forms dark olive-green to black lobes that become thicker at the tips and develop a wrinkled appearance with age. The species gets its name from its preference for growing on tree branches that are coated with calcareous road dust. It is known to occur in several locations in British Columbia's humid inland temperate rainforest belt, and in Alaska.
Brodoa oroarctica (Mountain Sausage Lichen) (Krog) Goward 1987
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
Brodoa oroarctica, commonly known as the Arctic sausage lichen, mountain sausage lichen, or rockgrub, is a species of rock-dwelling, foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. First described in 1974 by the Norwegian botanist Hildur Krog, it is characterised by its dark grey, irregularly spreading thallus with narrow cylindrical lobes that grow loosely attached to rock surfaces. The species has a primarily circumpolar distribution across Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, extending southward along the Rocky Mountains in North America, with notable disjunct populations in the White
Ahtiana (Candlewax Lichens) Goward 1986
fungi genus in the parmeliaceae family
Ahtiana is a fungal genus in the family Parmeliaceae. A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Ahtiana sphaerosporella, the mountain candlewax lichen, found in western North America. The species was originally classified as Parmelia sphaerosporella by Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1891, before Trevor Goward established the new genus Ahtiana in 1985, naming it after Finnish lichenologist Teuvo Ahti. This foliose lichen is characterised by its pale yellowish-green thallus, spherical spores, laminal apothecia (fruiting bodies), and the presence of usnic and caperatic acids. It
Platismatia wheeleri (Ribboned Rag Lichen) Goward, Altermann & Björk 2011
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
Platismatia wheeleri is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in western North America, it is characterized by its whitish, smooth thallus and asexual reproduction through soredia. This lichen species is primarily found in western intermontane North America, from southern British Columbia to Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. It has also been discovered in southern California and the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia.
Hypogymnia oceanica (Seaside Tube Lichen) Goward 1988
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
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Ahtiana sphaerosporella (Ahtiana Lichen) (Müll. Arg.) Goward 1986
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
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Ahtiana pallidula (Pallid Candlewax Lichen) (Tuck. ex Riddle) Goward & A. Thell 1995
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
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Sphaerophorus venerabilis (Ancient Coral Lichen) Wedin, Högnabba & Goward 2009
fungi species in the sphaerophoraceae family
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Pertusaria mccroryae Björk, Goward & T. Sprib. 2010
fungi species in the pertusariaceae family
Pertusaria mccroryae is a species of white or greenish-white crustose lichen. It is found in northwestern North America (Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana), in forests with old trees. It grows from low elevation to 1,700 m (5,600 ft) on the bark of living trees (Picea sitchensis, Thuja plicata, and Tsuga heterophylla) or on logs, and is named in honor of Colleen McCrory, a Canadian environmental activist. The spore size and the chemistry distinguish it from other members of the genus.
Peltigera castanea (Chestnut Pelt Lichen) Goward, Goffinet & Miądl. 2003
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
Peltigera castanea is a species of terricolous and muscicolous (ground- and moss-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Described as a new species in 2003, it is part of the taxonomically challenging species complex centred around Peltigera didactyla. Recognised based on phylogenetic studies that highlighted its unique genetic markers, P. castanea is distinguished by its dark, chestnut-coloured upper surface, which inspired its vernacular name, chestnut pelt lichen. Its known distribution includes North America (British Columbia, Western Canada), Asia (China and Siberia),
Hypogymnia wilfiana Goward, T. Sprib. & Ahti 2010
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
Hypogymnia wilfiana is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is found in western North America, where it grows on conifer trees.
Brodoa atrofusca (Schaer.) Goward 1987
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
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Sulcaria spiralifera (Dune Hair Lichen) (Brodo & D. Hawksw.) Myllys, Velmala & Goward 2014
endangered fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
Sulcaria spiralifera is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. First described in 1977 as a species of Bryoria, it was transferred to the genus Sulcaria in 2014 based on DNA analysis. The species comprises two chemical variants now recognized as varieties: the typical variety and var. pseudocapillaris, which differ in their chemical composition and spot test reactions. It is found in the northwestern United States, where it grows as an epiphyte, hanging from a variety of tree species in open or shaded maritime forests. The lichen is characterized by its pendulous brown
Kaernefeltia merrillii (Flattened Thornbush Lichen) (Du Rietz) A. Thell & Goward 1996
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
Kaernefeltia merrillii, the flattened thornbrush lichen, is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It forms small, dark greenish-black to olive tufts typically less than 2 cm across, with finely divided, narrow lobes. The species is found in western North America from Alaska to California, growing primarily on the twigs of conifers and shrubs in forested areas. First described in 1926, it has been placed in several different genera over the years, with its classification remaining a subject of debate among lichen specialists.
Kaernefeltia (Thornbush Lichens) A. Thell & Goward 1996
fungi genus in the parmeliaceae family
Kaernefeltia is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. These lichens are distinguished from related groups by their club-shaped spore sacs, disc-bar-shaped pycnoconidia (asexual spores), and the presence of lichesterinic and protolichesterinic acids. The genus comprises two species that grow on conifer trees in western North America.
Hypogymnia verruculosa Goward 2012
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
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Hypogymnia salsa Goward 2012
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
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Hypogymnia recurva Goward, Björk & Hollinger 2010
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
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Hypogymnia dichroma Goward 2012
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
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Parmelia sulymae Goward, Divakar, M.C. Molina & A. Crespo 2017
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
Parmelia sulymae is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in humid forests of north-western North America. It was described in 2017 on the basis of morphology and DNA data that set it apart from lookalikes in the Parmelia saxatilis group, especially P. hygrophila. In practice, it is recognised by its narrow lobes, its tendency to produce compact granular propagules along the lobe margins, and its fine, often forking root‑like holdfasts on the lower surface. The species was named after Randy Sulyma, a British Columbia biologist, through a conservation auction where his
Parmelia imbricaria Goward, Divakar, M.C. Molina & A. Crespo 2017
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
Parmelia imbricaria is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in western Canada, it was formally described as a new species in 2017 by Trevor Goward, Pradeep Kumar Divakar, María del Carmen Molina, and Ana Crespo. The type specimen was collected by Goward near the Clearwater River drainage (British Columbia, Canada), where it was found at an elevation of 700 m (2,300 ft) growing on a basalt boulder. The specific epithet refers to the "imbricate" (closely overlapping) lobes of the thallus. The lichen occurs in western Canada, with a range including southern Yukon and
Letharia lupina Altermann, S.D. Leav. & Goward 2016
fungi species in the parmeliaceae family
Letharia lupina is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Parmeliaceae. Commonly known as wolf lichen, it is a bright yellow-green, shrubby lichen that was split from Letharia vulpina in 2016 because, despite looking nearly identical, DNA evidence showed they are distinct lineages. It is widely distributed in western North America, where it grows on the wood and bark of conifers and other trees from valley floors to treeline. The thallus is rich in vulpinic acid, a toxic yellow pigment historically used in wolf baits in northern Europe. Outside North America, the species has also
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