Lichens; Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts
Lichens; Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts
Lichens
Lichen is a symbiotic partnership between a fungus and an alga or a cyanobacterium. The classification is based on the fungal partner and lichens are often referred to as lichenized fungi. Those lacking symbiotic algal or cyanobacterial partners are the non-lichenized fungi. The separation of lichenized from non-lichenized fungi is artificial, with no taxonomic basis.
Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts
Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts are collectively called Bryophytes, and produce spores rather than seeds, without flowers.
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HappyWanderer
wrote:
10 Sep 2025
thanks @abread111. That would explain why I could not find the lichen in my sightings. Have now added the photo.
Unverified Lichen
abread111
wrote:
10 Sep 2025
Hi HappyWanderer, thanks for your sighting. The media you provided is missing or unclear. To help us verify this sighting, please provide additional media.
Unverified Lichen
dcnicholls
wrote:
2 Sep 2025
This is a moss of some kind but not a clubmoss which is a kind of primitive fern.
Polytrichaceae sp. (family)
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