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A great resource for identification -- Enlichenment
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One of my favorites: Esslingeriana idahoensis (feat. Hypogymnia imshaugii, Bryorias, Nodobryoria abbreviata). Okanogan-Wenatchee NF 2020.
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Pseudocyphellaria (Lobaria) anthrapsis on the Umpqua NF (2021). She beautiful!!! :')
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Beautiful. In Faernoch forest, Scotland
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My first photo! From my backyard with an iPhone.
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Contrasting patchwork of moss and lichen
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Lichen apparently 😍
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Beautiful lichen found at The Grey Mare's Tail, Scotland
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Any idea what type? Found in NE Florida?
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Resources on lichens of Alaska?
I’ll be working as a guide and naturalist up in Alaska this summer, and really want to focus on the lichens there, particularly in the Kenai Peninsula area. I’ve got a list of general lichen books to check out, but was wondering if anyone knew of a good Alaska specific field guide? I’d prefer something physical, as I won’t have internet access, but electronic resources are welcome too.
Thank you!
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Lichenomphalia umbellifera. I can't believe this is a lichen. One of my favourite finds yet. Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
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Up close view along a lichen and moss covered fence in Germany.
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MossSwap: Lichen lovers welcome!
Just created a new sub to trade mosses and lichens and such! I would love to see you all on r/MossSwap :)
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Enchanting lichen in New Mexico (Box Canyon)
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Beautiful lichen streak in Utah
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Lichen Trace Metal Concentrations, UK
Hey everyone! I'm a second year Environmental Science student at university in the UK and me and a colleague are doing a project on trace metal concentrations in lichens in particular sites. Specifically we are looking at Cd, Ni, Pb, Cu and Zn. We will be using an ICP-AES machine to analyse these samples and as a result require standard solutions for each of these metals (expected concentrations in the lichens)
I was wondering if anyone here could help us with those values. If anyone wants more details feel free to DM me!
Thank you.
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Arboreal lichen contribution to nutrient cycling
Hello y'all,
I'm interested in reading about any fertilizing effect that arboreal lichens have on the soil beneath a host tree's canopy. My thinking is that, since lichens get their mineral nutrition from dust and atmospheric gasses, the decay of shed bits of lichen into soil beneath a tree may concentrate gathered elements there in a way that is useful to the tree (with the corollary that a tree may benefit from encouraging epiphytic lichen growth) or to understory vegetation. Are y'all aware of any research that's been carried out to this end?
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Covered in lichens
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Umbilicaria [northern utah]
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Common Utah lichens [northern Utah]
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Lichen goodness [northern utah]
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Mixed lichens and fern moss [southern VA]
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A very rare and unique aquatic lichen, Peltigera gowardii, found on the Eldorado National Forest, CA
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A bunch of different species! Found in Central Texas
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