Common lichen growth forms A lichen (/ˈlaɪkən/ LIE-kən, UK also /ˈlɪtʃən/ LI-chən) is a hybrid colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among...

Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease that affects the skin, nails, hair, and mucous membranes. It is not an actual lichen...

Lichen sclerosus (LSc ) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease, of disputed cause, which can affect any body part of any person, but has a strong predilection...

Look up lichen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lichen is a type of symbiotic organism. Lichen may also refer to: Lichens (musician), Robert Lowe's...

Lichen striatus is a rare skin condition that is seen primarily in children, most frequently appearing ages 5–15.: 226–27  It consists of a self-limiting...

The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to lichens. Lichens are composite organisms made up of multiple species. They comprise...

the wolf lichen, powdered sunshine lichen, and the ground lichen), not all have a cultural history of usage as an edible lichen. Often lichens are merely...

A foliose lichen is a lichen with flat, leaf-like lobes, which are generally not firmly bonded to the substrate on which it grows. It is one of the three...

Lichen systematics is the study of how lichens are classified and related to each other, combining the naming of lichen taxa, the reconstruction of their...

Symbiosis in lichens is the mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship of green algae and/or blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) living among filaments of...

A fruticose lichen is a form of lichen fungi that is characterized by a coral-like shrubby or bushy growth structure. It is formed from a symbiotic relationship...

Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń [ˈlixɛɲ] is a Catholic church at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland, in the village of Licheń Stary near Konin...

Lichen simplex chronicus is thick leathery skin with exaggerated skin markings caused by sudden itching and excessive rubbing and scratching. It generally...

Lichen nitidus is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown cause characterized by 1–2 mm, discrete and uniform, shiny, flat-topped, pale flesh-colored...

Licheń Stary [ˈlixɛɲ ˈstarɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ślesin, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland...

Trouble with Lichen (published 1960) is a science fiction novel by British writer John Wyndham. The plot concerns a young female biochemist who discovers...

A foliicolous lichen is a lichen which grows on the surfaces of living leaves of vascular plants, usually inhabiting the upper surface (epiphyllous) but...

The three main growth forms Lichens are symbiotic organisms made up of multiple species: a fungus, one or more photobionts (an alga and/or a cyanobacteria)...

Lichen ruber is one of several diseases of the skin: Lichen ruber moniliformis (Wise–Rein disease) Lichen ruber planus (lichen planus) This disambiguation...

An endolithic lichen is a crustose lichen that grows inside solid rock, growing between the grains, with only the fruiting bodies exposed to the air....

Lichen morphology describes the external appearance and structures of a lichen. These can vary considerably from species to species. Lichen growth forms...

Lichen Lake may refer to: Lichen Lake (Opawica River), Quebec, Canada Lichen Lake (Minnesota), United States Lichen (disambiguation) This disambiguation...

Lichen myxedematous is a group of cutaneous disorders considered mucinoses. Conditions included in this group are: Generalized lichen myxedematosus Localized...

Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate...

Ethnolichenology is the study of the relationship between lichens and people. Lichens have and are being used for many different purposes by human cultures...

least 41 species of Lichens, Ascomycota known to exist in Montana. The Montana Natural Heritage Program has identified a number of lichen species as Species...

Felt lichen may refer to: Peltigera malacea, felt lichen Erioderma pedicellatum, boreal felt lichen This page is an index of articles on fungus species...

This is a list of common names of lichen genera. When a common name for a lichen genus is the same as the scientific name for that genus, it is not included...

Lichenology is the branch of mycology that studies the lichens, symbiotic organisms made up of an intimate symbiotic association of a microscopic alga...

Lichen products, also known as lichen substances, are organic compounds produced by a lichen. Specifically, they are secondary metabolites. Lichen products...