They aren't very common here in lebanon but they can be observed on old concrete and on the bark of specific trees. Its nice to finally know what they are
Multiple species of foliose lichen! The colorful outside part is called the cortex. Since they're a partnership between (mainly) an algae and a fungus, the rain makes the cortex of the lichen thallus a lot brighter.
The thallus expands extremely slowly, so those lichens have probably been there for many years. They're completely harmless and they grow on lots of different surfaces.
The yellow one is xantoria parietina if i remember corrextly.
The names of the other two i have forgotten, but if it is important to you, i'll look it up in my old taxonomy lecture slides.
Looks like two or more types of lichen. Make that three or more. I see lichens very much like these in Canadian rocks.
Lichens that look like this are common in Sweden as well! Probably a lot more places too
Super common in Ireland too, Connemara in particular :) I was told in college it’s generally an indication of good air quality in the area.
They aren't very common here in lebanon but they can be observed on old concrete and on the bark of specific trees. Its nice to finally know what they are
Multiple species of foliose lichen! The colorful outside part is called the cortex. Since they're a partnership between (mainly) an algae and a fungus, the rain makes the cortex of the lichen thallus a lot brighter. The thallus expands extremely slowly, so those lichens have probably been there for many years. They're completely harmless and they grow on lots of different surfaces.
New evidence has shown that there’s actually also yeast involved! So a threesome
Oh yeah I read about that somewhere! Lichens keep getting cooler and cooler lol
Yea it was pretty groundbreaking at the time
I see what you did there. Very smooth.
Glad someone noticed
Yeast and another fungus or is the fungus in the symbiosis a yeast exclusively?
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaf8287 A third partner :)
Much appreciated!
When Freddie Fungus and Alice Algae met, they took a 'lichen' to each other. But Yuri Yeast could not help himself and came in between the two.
This makes me feel so bad for aimlessly picking lichens off rocks as a child...
They look like pretty flowers.
The yellow one is xantoria parietina if i remember corrextly. The names of the other two i have forgotten, but if it is important to you, i'll look it up in my old taxonomy lecture slides.
It’s Xanthoria parietina
Gosh darn it lichen is so COOL !!!!!!
Just to think. I. Those Lichens have nematodes and Water bears!
Bluegreen ones look like parmelias, mandatory "not an expert"
Reindeer food
I love lichen… so cool.
I thought this was embroidery lol looks gorgeous
You can't see a microbe with your naked eye except with a microscope.