




Lichen
Lichen is a special type of fungus that grows on rocks, trees, and soil. It comes in many colors like green, gray, and yellow, and helps keep the air clean.
生息地: Various surfaces
The Lichen has a diverse appearance, often forming flat crusts, leafy flakes, or miniature shrub-like structures. They come in many colors like grey-green, yellow, orange, or black, clinging tightly to surfaces like rocks or tree bark.





カテゴリ
菌類レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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Lichen has been used by humans for making colorful dyes and medicines.
Scientists can use lichen to help date ancient artifacts and rock formations!
Some lichens are among the slowest-growing organisms on Earth!
They can survive being completely dried out for a very long time.
Lichen is a super partnership between a fungus and algae (or cyanobacteria) because they both benefit from living together.
Lichen can grow on bare rocks because they slowly break them down, helping create new soil over time.
Lichen has a special ability to show us how clean the air is because they are very sensitive to pollution.
Trebouxia erici
algae provide food via photosynthesis
Rangifer tarandus
major food source in winter
Orchesella cincta
tiny insects find refuge within
Homo sapiens
some cultures use it for dyes
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Lichen is safe to touch but should not be eaten.
0.1-20 cm
edible
Various surfaces
other
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