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
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
"The ancient woodlands are full of moss and lichen which light up under UV and lots of creatures too, like wood lice and centipedes all doing interesting things."
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024
The eyes of reindeer shine blue in winter, an adaptation that enables them to find the lichen on which they feed more easily in months of darkness.
From National Geographic • Feb. 1, 2024
Patches of orange lichen made the only bright color, and a high-water mark on the cliff walls showed that their landing site was not at all safe.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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