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This category contains articles related to the native lichens of North America. For the purposes of this category, "North America" excludes Central America and the Caribbean. For the purposes of this category, "North America" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), which calls it ...
Buellia aethalea is a species of lichen that belongs to the family Caliciaceae. [2] It is commonly known as darkened button lichen, [3] [4] and Buellie noircie in French. [1] The lichen's familiar nickname is inspired by the appearance of its surface, adorned with small black spots reminiscent of buttons. [5]
Usnea filipendula – one of about 20,000 described species of lichen. The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to lichens.. Lichen – composite organism made up of multiple species – a fungal partner, one or more photosynthetic partners, which can be either green algae or cyanobacteria, and, in at least 52 genera of lichens, a yeast. [1]
Enchylium conglomeratum, commonly known as dotted jelly lichen, is a species of foliose lichen in the family Collemataceae. Formerly known as Collema conglomeratum , it was renamed in 2013. [ note 1 ] This lichen has a fragmented distribution across the Holarctic region , occurring in both North America and Europe .
Enchylium limosum is a widely distributed lichen species with a holarctic range, occurring across temperate to boreal-montane regions of Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia. [ 7 ] [ 2 ] [ 22 ] Within Europe, the species has been recorded from a number of countries, including Italy , the United Kingdom , Ireland , the Czech Republic ...
An example of this lichen-yeast symbiosis is the North American beard-like lichens. [ 51 ] The lichen combination of alga or cyanobacterium with a fungus has a very different form (morphology), physiology, and biochemistry than the component fungus, alga, or cyanobacterium growing by itself, naturally or in culture.
Enchylium polycarpon, commonly known as the shaly jelly lichen, is a species of foliose lichen in the family Collemataceae. Formerly known as Collema polycarpon, it was renamed in 2013 following a taxonomic revision. This lichen has a widespread global distribution, occurring in various regions of North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
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