'British soldier' lichen growing on rock. (Clay Wollney) For the most part, lichens growing on trees is a good thing, not harmful to the trees. However, weak or dying trees may have a lot of lichens, ...

The new genus Angiactis Aptroot & Sparrius is described, with three species, A. bermudensis LaGreca sp. nov. from Bermuda, A. littoralis (Kantvilas) Aptroot & Sparrius comb. nov. from Australia and A.

Forecasters say its going to be a warm, sunny weekend. And if that gets you outside for a hike, pay a little extra attention to the rocks and tree trunks you pass. You might see a bunch of crusty ...

Now that the majority of our deciduous plants have dropped their leaves, you may notice gray growths on the trunks of some trees and shrubs in your landscape. Most likely, these are lichens, which, ...

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 ...

Editors note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

Dawn Brennan inspects the bark of a tree covered in several different lichens during a Lichen in the Winter World walk held by the Glacier Institute around Apgar in Glacier National Park on Saturday, ...

I know many of us want winter to come to an end, but I would like just one more good snowstorm. I love all seasons, but I need a little more of that winter bleakness in the woods, primarily to help me ...

If you come across a rock in its natural setting, you will likely find it covered by lichens, proof that nature is alive. What are lichens? Lichen is not a single organism, it is made up of two parts: ...