Two rare species of lichen have been discovered in Naddle Forest, Cumbria, marking the first recorded appearance in northern England.

Most people unaware Britain hosts wildlife-rich rainforests, polling suggests - Nature charity Plantlife is calling for ...

Endangered mountain caribou in British Columbia possess a unique gut microbiome in late winter when they feed on tree lichens ...

The presence of lichen or moss on backyard trees can understandably be concerning at first. Lichen is a combination of algae and fungus that lives on any number of solid, undisturbed surfaces, ...

Like mosses, lichens are found all over the world, with somewhere between 12-18,000 known ... Lichen is powerful enough to turn stone back into soil, albeit at a slower pace than we’ll ever notice.

Whether it is lichens, leaf buds, tree circles, sap, migration or waking hibernators, we’ll be seeing lots happening in the coming weeks of March.

As a forester, I often get asked tree health questions ... can come in other colors. These are lichens, of which there are many species, which have found a niche where they can grow off the ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — As winter strips deciduous trees bare, lichen becomes more visible on branches and trunks, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. This hardy organism, a combination of ...

The kinds that land on trees have found a stable surface that has sufficient ... that allowed a fungal infection to advance but not from the lichen. We provided a list of certified arborists ...

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 suckers. It performs a useful role in the ...