An article on lichen, "a cross-kingdom alliance between a fungus and a plant (i

Authors

Richard Grant

Source

Down East

Date

11-1-2005

Pages

84-87

Abstract

An article on lichen, "a cross-kingdom alliance between a fungus and a plant (if the partner is an alga), or a cyanobacterium (...blue-green algae) --- or, in rare cases, all three." Individual lichens may be 4,000 years old. With photos of some of the varied lichens found in Maine.

Subjects

Lichens Maine

Recommended Citation

Grant, Richard, "An article on lichen, "a cross-kingdom alliance between a fungus and a plant (i" (2005). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 3003.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/3003