Lichens survive in a very wide range of habitats worldwide. Amazingly, more than 400 species can be found in Maryland.

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My tree has lost all its leaves and the bark now has some fungi growing on it? Is lichen killing my tree? Lichen (pronounced lie-ken) gets a bad rap based on its appearance alone. It has been on our ...

A shaggy, cool-green lichen hangs from the trunk of a tree in a forest on northeastern Vancouver Island, growing on the bark like coral on a rocky sea floor. Lichenologist Trevor Goward has named it ...