Common lichen growth forms A lichen (/ˈlaɪkən/ LY-kən, UK also /ˈlɪtʃən/ LITCH-ən) is a symbiosis of algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple...

Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease that affects the skin, nails, hair, and mucous membranes. It is not an actual lichen...

Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease of unknown cause which can affect any body part of any person but has a strong preference...

Symbiosis in lichens is the mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship of green algae and/or blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) living among filaments of...

the wolf lichen, powdered sunshine lichen, and the ground lichen), not all have a cultural history of usage as an edible lichen. Often lichens are merely...

Licheń Stary [ˈlixɛɲ ˈstarɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ślesin, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland...

An endolithic lichen is a crustose lichen that grows inside solid rock, growing between the grains, with only the fruiting bodies exposed to the air....

Look up lichen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lichen is a type of symbiotic organism. Lichen may also refer to: Lichens (musician), Robert Lowe's...

Lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) is thick leathery skin with exaggerated skin markings caused by sudden itching and excessive rubbing and scratching. It...

leafy, the lichen may appear to be a foliose lichen, but the underside does not have a "skin" (cortex), as foliose lichens do. Squamulose lichens are composed...

Lichen striatus is a rare skin condition that is seen primarily in children, most frequently appearing ages 5–15.: 226–27  It consists of a self-limiting...

Trouble with Lichen (published 1960) is a science fiction novel by British writer John Wyndham. The plot concerns a young female biochemist who discovers...

The three main growth forms Lichens are symbiotic organisms made up of multiple species: a fungus, one or more photobionts (an alga and/or a cyanobacteria)...

Our Lady of Licheń [ˈlixɛɲ] is a Roman Catholic church located at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland, in the village of Licheń Stary near...

A fruticose lichen is a form of lichen fungi that is characterized by a coral-like shrubby or bushy growth structure. It is formed from a symbiotic relationship...

Gonatista grisea, common name grizzled mantis, Florida bark mantis or lichen mimic mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the southern United...

This glossary provides an overview of terms used in the description of lichens, composite organisms arising from algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically...

bryophilous lichen is one that grows on a bryophyte – that is, on a moss or liverwort. Those which grow on mosses are known as muscicolous lichens, while those...

A foliose lichen is a lichen with flat, leaf-like lobes, which are generally not firmly bonded to the substrate on which it grows. It is one of the three...

Lichen aureus, also known as lichen purpuricus, is a skin condition characterized by the sudden appearance of one or several golden or rust-colored, closely...

A lignocolous lichen is a lichen that grows on wood that has the bark stripped from it. This contrasts with a corticolous lichen that grows on the bark...

Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate...

A foliicolous lichen is a lichen which grows on the surfaces of living leaves of vascular plants, usually inhabiting the upper surface (epiphyllous) but...

Lichen morphology describes the external appearance and structures of a lichen. These can vary considerably from species to species. Lichen growth forms...

The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to lichens. Lichen – composite organism made up of multiple species – a fungal partner...

Lichen nitidus is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown cause characterized by 1–2 mm, discrete and uniform, shiny, flat-topped, pale flesh-colored...

parietina is a foliose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It has wide distribution, and many common names such as common orange lichen, yellow scale, maritime...

umbilicate lichen is a lichen that is only attached to its substrate at a single point. An example is Lasallia papulosa. Lichen Vocabulary, LICHENS OF NORTH...

Lichen Lake may refer to: Lichen Lake (Opawica River), Quebec, Canada Lichen Lake (Minnesota), United States Lichen (disambiguation) This disambiguation...

A saxicolous lichen is a lichen that grows on rock. The prefix "sax" from the Latin saxum means "rock" or "stone". Saxicolous lichens exhibit very slow...