lichen

Example Sentences

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A late-March walk in the hills east of Berkeley revealed oaks, only recently a steely gray, have turned sharply green; even the lichen covering their bark appeared refreshed in the morning mist.

From Los Angeles Times

However, because lichens often take advantage of already stressed trees, their presence typically indicates the need for a bit of TLC.

From Seattle Times

If too much lichen remains on the forest floor, it absorbs sunlight and warms the earth instead of having that light reflected back into the atmosphere.

From Washington Post

This freezes quickly and makes it harder for reindeer to graze on lichen, their major food source.

From BBC

Some lichens and moss survive in the polar desert, but “almost nothing there of any life, of any significance,” said evolutionary geneticist Eske Willerslev.

From Washington Post