That being said, having them on your tree may be a sign that you should inspect your bark closely. Because lichens can live ...

For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were ...

A rare lichen has been transplanted by hand after the Lake District tree it was living in blew over. Lungwort - Lobaria pulmonaria - used to be widespread in England but is now found in only a few ...

Found on every continent, lichen is an extraordinary organism adapted to survive in every habitat except seawater. More than just curious growths on rocks and trees, lichen can endure extreme ...

This fungus is a conservation priority ... To breed, a ‘couple’ will suspend themselves from a tree in a sticky mucus to mate. This jelly lichen looks like clusters of tiny, dark octopus ...

The fungus provides a structure for lichen to anchor itself to trees and rocks. The algae perform photosynthesis, supplying energy for growth. Yeasts and bacteria help protect lichens from disease.

Ash dieback is a fungus that spread from Asia and has devastated European ash trees in recent decades. BBC/A Alcroft The string-of-sausages lichen (Usnea articulata) Lichens are a particularly ...

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