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

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 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

When she was riding, sometimes she would suddenly glimpse dark brown skin, mottled like lichen.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Insects, reptiles, trees, lichens and mosses have been killed.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Glow worms, slime moulds and rare lichens are among 1,109 species discovered in just one corner of Scotland's rainforest.

From BBC ● May 21, 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

On one side, Taran noticed, an alcove had been hollowed out; it was filled with roots, lichens, and mushrooms—the food stock, he guessed, of the melancholy inhabitant.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander