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Within the province of Bergamo, the less known one in Lombardy (N Italy) under a lichenological point of view, the Valle Imagna was completely devoid of previous lichen surveys. In this work, we report 111 records of 40 lichen taxa, mostly epiphytic, from five sites located on the Bergamasque side of Mount Resegone (Orobic Prealps). Most of them are common species, whereas 11 are new to the province of Bergamo, and three of them (Buellia griseovirens, Phaeophyscia ciliata, Punctelia jeckeri) have been rarely recorded in the region. These finds highlight that, in spite of being recognized as one of the most lichen species-rich regions in Italy, Lombardy is still in need of further explorations.