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Story: Lichens

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Features and life history

  3. Lichens in New Zealand

  4. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Features and life history

Forest lichens

Forest lichens

Cross section of a lichen

Cross section of a lichen

Lichens on an abandoned car

Lichens on an abandoned car

Crustose lichen

Crustose lichen (1st of 3)

Foliose lichen

Foliose lichen (2nd of 3)

Fruticose lichen

Fruticose lichen (3rd of 3)

Splash cups

Splash cups

From page 2 - Lichens in New Zealand

Lichen on asphalt

Lichen on asphalt

Pixie cup

Pixie cup

Lichen-dyed wool

Lichen-dyed wool

Old man's beard lichen

Old man's beard lichen

Alpine lichens (Ist of 2)

Alpine lichens (Ist of 2) (1st of 2)

Lace lichen

Lace lichen (2nd of 2)

How to cite this page:

Maggy Wassilieff, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/lichens/media (accessed 10 August 2022)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 24 Sep 2007

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