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... that while most
lichens that grow on plants live on the surface, the sole species in Amazonotrema grows partially among the cells of the tree bark on which it lives?
... that collections left by naturalists Frederick Lukis and his daughter Louisa, wife of
Sark's feudal ruler William Thomas Collings, are the most significant natural history collections displayed by the museums of
Guernsey?
... that the red
pigment of the Christmas wreath lichen(pictured) is one of several chemicals that help the organism survive inhospitable environments?
... that pink earth lichen was once thought to be in the same genus as the similar-looking brown beret lichen, until DNA sequencing proved otherwise?
... that one species of Dictyonema lichen is a powerful hallucinogen that is traditionally used by the
Huaorani of the Amazon jungle of
Ecuador to cast curses on their enemies?
... that decades after the
type specimen of the lichen Punctelia graminicola was destroyed in World War II, its original name was restored after another specimen was rescued from disposal at a dump?
... that a study of
lichen growth in the
Canadian Rockies showed that Xanthoria elegans(pictured) expands at a rate of 0.5 mm per year for the first century before slowing down?
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by
JL-Bot (
talk·contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is
tagged or
categorized (e.g.
Category:Lichen task force articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See
WP:RECOG for configuration options.
... that while most
lichens that grow on plants live on the surface, the sole species in Amazonotrema grows partially among the cells of the tree bark on which it lives?
... that collections left by naturalists Frederick Lukis and his daughter Louisa, wife of
Sark's feudal ruler William Thomas Collings, are the most significant natural history collections displayed by the museums of
Guernsey?
... that the red
pigment of the Christmas wreath lichen(pictured) is one of several chemicals that help the organism survive inhospitable environments?
... that pink earth lichen was once thought to be in the same genus as the similar-looking brown beret lichen, until DNA sequencing proved otherwise?
... that one species of Dictyonema lichen is a powerful hallucinogen that is traditionally used by the
Huaorani of the Amazon jungle of
Ecuador to cast curses on their enemies?
... that decades after the
type specimen of the lichen Punctelia graminicola was destroyed in World War II, its original name was restored after another specimen was rescued from disposal at a dump?
... that a study of
lichen growth in the
Canadian Rockies showed that Xanthoria elegans(pictured) expands at a rate of 0.5 mm per year for the first century before slowing down?