lichen

Examples

• All

• Some species of lichen can survive in extreme environments, like deserts or icy regions.

• I saw bright green lichen growing on the rocks in the forest.

• And this is some lichen on a bench, apparently.

• A patch of the necessary lichen covered the top lip of a particularly precarious rock.

  Fiction book (1994)

• During my journeys, I have encountered diverse lichen species on all five continents of our globe.

  Academic text (2000)

• As the climate warms, lichens' ranges, too, may be pushed farther north.

  Academic text (2012)

• The camera-wearing caribou mostly fed on ground and arboreal lichens and occupied black spruce habitats.

  Academic text (2012)

• The old tree was covered in various colors of lichen, creating a beautiful pattern.

Compounds

B

beard lichen

9.2

A hanging grey-green growth on tree branches that looks like a beard

L

lichen planus

• Specialized

9.6

A skin disease that causes shiny, flat, purple, itchy bumps on the wrists or forearms

L

lichen ruber planus

• Specialized

9.9

A skin problem that causes shiny flat purple itchy bumps on the arms and thighs

M

manna lichen

9.9

A crusty or bushy plant-like growth in deserts that people and animals eat

H

horsehair lichen

• Specialized

9.9

A plant-like growth with long thin threads that hang from tree branches

H

horsetail lichen

• Specialized

9.9

A living growth of thin, hair-like threads that hangs from tree branches

I

Iceland lichen

• Specialized

9.9

A pale, branched plant-like growth that grows on rocks in cold, high places and is used as food or medicine

R

reindeer lichen

• Specialized

9.3

A grey bushy growth like a small plant that covers the tundra and feeds reindeer

Surface Forms

Etymology