lichen

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

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

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

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

Nestled within the photosynthetic, or light-eating, tissue of the boreal trees -- and within the bountiful cloud-like lichens and feathery mosses that carpet the ground between them -- are fungi.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024

Around him soft bright moss curled up the yellow birches, lichens roughened the rocks, and crushed needles let go their piney scent.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt