lichen
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"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
Functional for the outdoors, jackets are cut from cotton gabardine, wool and cashmere for warmth, while the Burberry Check is reworked in earthy colorways like sand and lichen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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
An old wooden sign, speckled with green moss and blue-gray lichen, stands near the reservoir’s edge.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
Hatsue went inland to where the cedars gave way to firs hung with lichen and moss.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Insects, reptiles, trees, lichens and mosses have been killed.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
It is one of the region's largest oaks and a vital ecosystem for rare lichens like the black-eyed Susan.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
“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
The sun was newly risen, and the rocks and the lichens and mosses on them shone crisp and brilliant in the morning light, but nowhere could he see a figure.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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