lichen
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She was eventually referred for a biopsy and was diagnosed with lichen sclerosus and vulval cancer.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
However, animal-free D3 made from sources such as lichen is also available, an important consideration for people following vegan or plant-based diets.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Wizen was photographing a lichen dragon katydid measuring just 15mm long, making it difficult to distinguish from the lichen around it.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The same research group previously identified what may be the oldest known lichen fossil, also discovered in Mato Grosso do Sul and younger than the bacteria and algae described in the current study.
From Science Daily ● May 12, 2026
It was an ancient mossy smell, the smell of a silent church where services are seldom held, where rusty lichen grows upon the stones and ivy tendrils creep to the very windows.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Their rich, sheltered microclimates are home to mosses, lichens, fungi and ferns, with some species rarely found outside the remaining fragments of Cumbrian woodland.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
“If I were to make a prediction, I would envisage a growing fraction of the Peninsula’s landscape becoming dominated by a mosaic ecosystem of mosses, lichens, liverworts and fungi,” Roland said.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
Algae, pollen and lichens do accumulate in shady areas.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
These pressed and preserved plants and lichens serve as proof that these species were found at this specific place and time and are the foundation for our knowledge of botanical diversity in the park.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
Everything dies, all around, trees, plankton, lichens, mice, whales, flies, mitochondria.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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