If you have trees in your home garden, then you likely have noticed some funny-looking growths on their bark that typically ...

A rare lichen has been transplanted by hand after the Lake District tree it was living in blew over. Lungwort - Lobaria pulmonaria - used to be widespread in England but is now found in only a few ...

Research suggests people with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) may be more likely to develop lichen planus, while those with lichen planus may be more likely to test positive for HCV. Lichen planus is ...

Black spots, also known as lichen, on patios resemble ink splatters and are organisms carried by weather conditions from trees and plants. The longer you leave them, the more difficult it’s ...

In North America alone there are about 3,600 known lichen species, and throughout the world, there are at least 18,000, though many experts expect there are much more.