lichen

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Ms Nouvet, a rainforest advisor with PlantLife, a member of the Alliance for Wales' Rainforests, said the fallen tree's bark was once home to more than 60 types of lichen.

From BBC • May 18, 2025

He pointed out warblers, lace lichen and tree limbs coated in an orange algae called trentepohlia.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 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

That evening she stopped early, built a bright fire and cooked a stew, adding to it a sweet-leather lichen from the tundra.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George