lichen

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On the salvaged tiles alone, you can find salt efflorescence, water stains, fretting, lichen, smears of soot, scratches and gashes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

"All the letters have been repainted by hand. We wanted to protect the lichen and to make sure the stone was still in keeping with the surroundings."

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

The plot of land where it sits originally held a logging shack; the ramshackle original structure still sits on the property, festooned by the passage of time by moss and lichen.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

The best habitat for the survival of the lichen L. vulpina is the oldest trees in the forest, the authors note.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

Covered in moss and lichen, smothered in ferns.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy