The acid is named after the lichen "Lecanora". It occurs in many species of lichens including "Roccella tinctoria" and "Lecanora". This is a list of lichens in the genus "Lecanora". The genus was later reinstated to accommodate the "Lecanora disperse" group and "Arctopeltis". In particular, "Lecanora esculenta" has been postulated. "Actinopyga lecanora" grows to a length of about . One of these, "Lecanora perpruinosa", had not been observed in the province of Scania before. In 2015, a new lichen species, "Lecanora layana", was discovered in the Pinelands National Reserve. Lecanora is a genus of lichen commonly called rim lichens.