Lichen Summary

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  • 3 Encyclopedia Articles

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1,178 words, approx. 4 pages
Lichens Lichens are the "dynamic duo" of the plant world. They consist of a fungus and a photosynthetic partner (green algae or cyanobacteria, or sometimes both) that live and grow so in... Read more
913 words, approx. 4 pages
Lichens Lichens are an intimate symbiosis, in which two species live together as a type of composite organism. Lichens are an obligate mutualism between a fungus mycobiont and an alga or blue-green ba... Read more
458 words, approx. 2 pages
Lichens Lichens are composed of fungi and algae. Varying in color from pale whitish green to brilliant red and orange, lichens usually grow attached to rocks and tree trunks and appear as thin, crus... Read more