Lichens are much harder and many are flatter than moss, although some lichens are stringy,' says Scott. 'Lichens on rocks are flat, on trees they are stringy,' he explains. Moss, on the other hand ...

As a forester, I often get asked tree health questions, and one involves flat blotches of stuff growing on well-established ...

More than just curious growths on rocks and trees, lichen can endure extreme temperatures ... Lichens are neither plant nor animal and they are not moss. They are symbiotic organisms composed ...

This micro-CT video shows the internal structure of a soil with associated cryptogamic (moss, lichen) ground cover. Non-destructive imaging techniques like micro-CT allow us to categorise and document ...