https://coloradolichens.org/2025/01/01/new-years-and-plans-for-the-future/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image-1.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image.pngimage2025-03-18T21:30:47+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/shapes-and-sizes/umbilicate-lichens/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-27.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-26.pngimage2024-12-17T22:31:46+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/shapes-and-sizes/foliose-lichens/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/800px-lichen_cross_section_e28093_heteromeric_thallus.svg_.png800px-Lichen_cross_section_–_heteromeric_thallus.svgCross-section of a foliose lichen. Diagram by Nefronus, CC BY-SA 4.0 via WikiPedia.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/f78c0-file-meyers_b6_s0351a.jpgFile-Meyers_b6_s0351ahttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1e550-parmelia.sulcata.-.lindsey.jpgParmelia.sulcata.-.lindseyParmelia sulcata, a common foliose lichen in Colorado. By James Lindsey. CC BY-SA 3.0https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/6ef69-haeckel_lichenes.jpgHaeckel_Licheneshttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/7ff46-foliosestructure6.jpgFolioseStructure62024-12-17T22:12:43+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/glossary/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-6.pngimage2024-12-17T21:35:32+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/glossary/cephalodia/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-25.pngimage2024-12-17T21:34:54+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/glossary/cilia/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-24.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-23.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-22.pngimage2024-12-17T21:14:15+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/glossary/rhizines/2024-12-17T21:12:59+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/lichen-links/references/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241214_215415771_ios.jpg20241214_215415771_iOS2024-12-17T20:38:42+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/and-friends/spikemoss/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-17.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-16.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-15.pngimage2024-12-16T01:52:22+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/glossary/apothecia-singular-apothecium/2024-12-16T00:25:05+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/2023/01/14/the-fencepost-lichen/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/villophora-microphylla-detail.jpgvillophora-microphylla-detailhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/villophora-microphylla-fencepost-1.jpgvillophora-microphylla-fencepost-1https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/villophora-microphylla-fencepost.jpgvillophora-microphylla-fencepost2024-12-16T00:22:05+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/glossary/asci/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-14.pngimage2024-12-16T00:18:28+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/glossary/perithecia/2024-12-16T00:09:55+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/glossary/pycnidia/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-13.pngimage2024-12-16T00:06:08+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/glossary/soralia/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-12.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-11.pngimage2024-12-15T23:35:35+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/glossary/soredia/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-10.pngimage2024-12-15T23:25:45+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/glossary/isidia/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-9.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-8.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-7.pngimage2024-12-15T23:00:26+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/taxonomy/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-5-1.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-5.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-4.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-3.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-2.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-1.pngimagehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image.pngimage2024-12-15T21:47:47+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/habitats/lichens-of-suburban-longmont/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240212_225356204_ios.jpg20240212_225356204_ioshttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240328_220206045_ios.jpg20240328_220206045_ioshttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/c-aurella.jpgc-aurellahttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240328_220506775_ios.jpg20240328_220506775_ios2024-12-15T19:53:47+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/habitats/2024-04-18T01:04:41+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/2019/01/31/iceland-moss-cetraria-islandica/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/e14f5-icelandic220949.jpgicelandic220949slwSteeped in alcohol, "Iceland moss" becomes Icelandic schnapps—definitely an acquired taste. 2022-10-14T14:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2022/06/30/dark-forests-of-the-san-juan-mountains/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/p5291130-1.jpgp5291130-1https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/p5291130.jpgp5291130https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/p5291199.jpgp5291199https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/p5291170.jpgp5291170https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/p5291181.jpgp5291181https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/p5291131.jpgp5291131https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/p5291076.jpgp52910762022-07-04T11:04:26+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2022/06/17/lichen-colors/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5.8-peltigera-aphthosa1.jpg5.8-peltigera-aphthosa1https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2.19_24-physcia-sp-5.jpg2.19_24-physcia-sp-5https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2.19_24-physcia-sp-4.jpg2.19_24-physcia-sp-4https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2.19_24-physcia-sp-3.jpg2.19_24-physcia-sp-3https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2.19_24-physcia-sp-2.jpg2.19_24-physcia-sp-2https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2.19_24-physcia-sp-1.jpg2.19_24-physcia-sp-1https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2.19_24-physcia-sp.jpg2.19_24-physcia-sphttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/4.3_27.1-usnea-hirta-2.jpg4.3_27.1-usnea-hirta-2https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/4.3_27.1-usnea-hirta-1.jpg4.3_27.1-usnea-hirta-1https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/4.3_27.1-usnea-hirta.jpg4.3_27.1-usnea-hirta2022-06-30T19:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2022/06/06/a-surprise-from-the-west-slope/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/4.10-r-novomexicana.jpg4.10-r-novomexicanahttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/r-novov.jpgr-novovhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/r-novomexicana.jpgr-novomexicana2022-06-11T16:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2022/05/08/searching-for-jelly-lichens/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cliff-face.jpgcliff-facehttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/leptogium.jpgleptogiumhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/smjelly-wet.jpgsmjelly-wethttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/smintersection.jpgsmintersection2022-05-08T15:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2022/04/28/lichen-spotlight-vulpicida-pinastri/2024-12-02T19:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2022/04/12/life-finds-a-way/2022-04-19T14:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2022/03/29/an-introduction/2022-03-30T03:10:59+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2016/01/07/california-gets-a-state-lichen/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20150126-rmenz854.jpg20150126-Rmenz854Ramalina menziesii, lace lichen. Photo courtesy Greg Howe.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/5bbe8-finrmenziesii.jpgfinRmenziesii-slwhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/899de-lacelichen1.jpglacelichen1Ramalina menziesii, lace lichen. Photo courtesy Greg Howe.2022-03-29T18:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/welcome-to-colorado-lichens/classification/a-word-about-mosses/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2785b-inbottle21437.jpginbottle21437slw<em>Cetraria islandica</em>, a true lichen known as Icelandic moss, captured as an ingredient in "Icelandic schnapps." https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/e8c18-800px-spanish_moss_at_the_mcbryde_garden_in_hawaii.jpg800px-Spanish_moss_at_the_Mcbryde_Garden_in_hawaiiSpanish moss, Tillandsia, in Hawaii. Public domain. https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/eeff4-chondrus_crispus_-_kohlere28093s_medizinal-pflanzen-034.jpgChondrus_crispus_-_Köhler–s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-034Irish moss (seaweed), by Franz Kohler. Public domain.2022-03-28T18:36:44+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/shapes-and-sizes/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1a935-umbil2346sm.jpgumbil2346sm-slwhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/07b02-smlichen506.jpgsmlichen506-slwhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/73920-sm-staghorn2339-e1648483872949.jpgsm staghorn2339-slw2022-03-28T16:39:58+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/about-lichens/lichen-symbiosis/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1d889-peltaphth.jpgPeltigera-slw2022-03-28T16:37:38+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/contact-us/2022-03-28T15:44:13+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/lichen-links/2022-03-28T15:09:54+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/shapes-and-sizes/fruticose-lichens/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/a736c-usnea4614.jpgUsnea4614-slwPale green tufts of Usnea are common in Colorado forests. Photo from Echo Lake Park. https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3f7ac-sm-cladina2337-e1647529815591.jpgsmcladina2337-slwA species of Cladina forms a carpet of white under a young spruce tree. This genus is rare in Colorado; photo is from Maine.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/d529e-cladonia5319.jpgCladonia5319-slwDelicate podetia of <em>Cladonia</em> have flaring cups. Scale provided by nearby aspen leaves. Clear Creek County, CO.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/4d601-usnea-cavernosa.jpgUsnea-cavernosa-slwLong pendent thallus found on conifers in Rocky Mountain National Park. Usnea cavernosa, scan of specimen from Idaho.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/8af1c-fruticosestructure9.jpgFruticoseStructure92022-03-17T15:11:42+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/2022/03/17/welcome-2022/2022-03-17T14:44:34+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2013/06/02/exploring-our-lichen-world/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/91ab0-pelt0002-060113.jpgpelt0002 060113-slw2022-03-17T14:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/puzzles/spotting-lichens/spotting-lichens-2/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/b2624-smlyons095.jpgsmlyons095-slwhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/11097-smmapthis.jpgsmmapthis-slwhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/4694f-smmap-psora095.jpgsmmap-psora095-slw2022-03-14T18:21:20+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/about-lichens/lichens-and-people/2022-03-14T18:21:18+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/puzzles/who-goes-here/2022-03-14T18:21:17+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/and-friends/fungi/2022-03-14T18:21:16+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/home/2022-03-14T18:07:46+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/2019/01/30/id-tips-for-lichen-newcomers/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/12f23-kensington.jpgkensingtonGuide to British Lichens on Twigs, with picture key! Click to go to site.2019-01-30T17:31:42+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2019/01/20/the-latest-lichen-news/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/76e41-letharia2-cthash.jpgletharia2 cthashBright green Letharia vulpina outshines pale Usnea in this photo from C.T. Hash (https://www.inaturalist.org/users/7893, used by permission). https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/40975-20180112-fungi622.jpg20180112 fungi622slwTremella? 2019-01-22T04:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2014/12/27/lichens-by-haeckel-1904/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/f314a-haeckellbl.jpgHaeckellblLichenes illustration by Ernst Haeckel, labeled to match the key below. Via Wikipedia, public domain. https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/b7022-generaoffungi1931clem_0600.jpggeneraoffungi1931clem_0600https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/b6fbe-generaoffungi1931clem_0601.jpggeneraoffungi1931clem_0601https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/5d4d4-section_physcia_aipoliac.jpgsection_physcia_aipoliaCCross-section of thallus of Physcia aipolia showing rhizines and two apothecia. By Steve Sharnoff, used by permission.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/7bca3-section_physcia_aipoliaclbl.jpgsection_physcia_aipoliaClblCross-section of thallus of Physcia aipolia showing rhizines and two apothecia. By Steve Sharnoff, used by permission.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/85d41-tafel_083_schema_300.jpgTafel_083_schema_3002014-12-27T23:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2014/12/27/stereocaulon-easy-to-spot/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/bb5a6-stereoclosejrdarnell.jpgStereocloseJRDarnellCloser view of Stereocaulon from previous photo by Jack R. Darnell.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/07384-stereocaulonjrdarnell.jpgStereocaulonJRDarnellStereocaulon sp., by Jack R. Darnell. On soil, Pike National Forest near Staunton State Park.2014-12-27T20:10:45+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/and-friends/more-cryptic-critters/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/4f5a2-unknown1889.jpgunknown1889-slwPossibly Witches' Butter? <em>Tremella mesenterica</em>https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/427a1-dogslimerb.jpgDogslimeRBDog vomit slime mold, aka <em>Fuligo septica</em>. Photo by Rick Brune, with permission.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/65673-redslimerbl.jpgRedslimeRBlRed slime mold, perhaps an immature Raspberry Slime, <em>Tubifera ferruginosa</em>. Photo by R. Brune, with permission.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/e5db9-deerckslimerb.jpgDeerCkslimeRBSlime mold by Rick Brune, with permission.2014-12-20T17:10:41+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/2013/12/26/lichens-and-rocks/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/5701e-lyons0156.jpgLyons0156-slwhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/64944-xantho0072.jpgXantho0072-slwBright orange Xanthoria (probably X. elegans) grows in channels where nutrients are washed down from animal perches. Fountain Sandstone, S.L. White. https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cd244-weathering0077.jpgweathering0077-slwOn this boulder of Fountain Sandstone, lichens are assisting in the weathering of the rock by exfoliation, or spalling. Photo by S.L. White.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9a020-walllichens2.jpgwalllichens2-slwThe same species seem to occupy both cement and granitic stone in this wall. S.L. White.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/66ac6-saxicol0090.jpgsaxicol0090-slwhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/a06d7-sandstone0067.jpgsandstone0067-slwhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/e7cda-rrfountain0067.jpgRRFountain0067-slw2014-06-12T21:56:15+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/2013/12/08/umbilicaria-or-rock-tripe/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/86998-umbilicaria2.jpgUmbilicaria2-slwAnother species of Umbilicaria, this brownish one with abundant black apothecia and a wrinkled upper cortex. Perhaps U. phaea or U. hyperborea.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/4411e-umbame1887.jpgUmbame1887-slwA monotypic colony of Umbilicaria on metamorphic rock cliffs in Bear Creek Canyon, Jefferson Co., Colorado.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/fde20-umbame1882.jpgUmbame1882-slw2013-12-08T20:54:54+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/puzzles/who-goes-here/here-they-are/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/61f0d-grayish-what.jpggrayish what#4 This lumpy gray blob belongs to what group?https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/7c7fa-fingers-what.jpgfingers what#1: FIngers of ... 2013-11-27T16:39:15+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/puzzles/spotting-lichens/2013-11-27T15:05:11+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/and-friends/mosses-and-liverworts/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/afcaa-plantkingdom.jpgplantkingdomhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2642b-bryophytesed.jpgbryophytesed-bhlForssell-Skarman, Larobok I Botanik, Stockholm, 19112013-11-27T01:10:05+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/2013/11/22/old-mans-beard-the-genus-usnea/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/0ece0-close023.jpgclose023-slwA close-up of the same lichen shows the tangled branches characteristic of the Usnea thallus. Each branch has a tough central cord, which distinguishes this genus from other light-green arboreal species. https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/80264-usnea023.jpgUsnea023-slwCommon species of Usnea, such as U. hirta and U. subfloridana, occur on conifer bark and are small and shrubby. At higher elevations with adequate moisture, larger species like U. cavernosa may be seen. 2013-11-22T18:00:13+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/shapes-and-sizes/crustose-lichens/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/6f9db-crustosecommunity4985.jpgcrustosecommunity4985-slwFoliose and fruticose lichens share a boulder with a dizzying assortment of crustose species, as well as mosses. Clear Creek County, Colo.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/700c2-img_82445.jpgIMG_82445-slwhttps://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ab7f5-dsc_0928-2-800x530-1.jpgDSC_0928 (2) (800x530)Lecanora, center, is a crustose lichen that appears almost foliose in comparison with Lecidea. Xanthoria (in bright orange) is considered a foliose lichen. Photo by A. Obbard, used by permission.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cd54f-img_82885.jpgIMG_82885https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1ffe1-img_82765.jpgIMG_82765https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/62a9c-crustosestructure4.jpgCrustoseStructure4https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/046e5-castledomepeaklichen2095.jpgCastleDomePeakLichen2095A typical, but very colorful, crustose lichen, most likely Pleopsidium flavum or something similar. (Castle Dome Peak, Utah; courtesy of A. Obbard.) https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/58f64-crustose3-117.jpgcrustose3-117-slwPhoto of a brown Lecidea, with black apothecia, showing scale.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/8fe36-crustose2-103.jpgcrustose2-103-slwCrustose lichen, probably a species of Rhizocarpon. https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/255ed-crostose1-104.jpgcrostose1-104-slw2013-11-17T01:59:52+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/2013/11/16/peltigera-leucophlebia/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/31928-pleucoecho-all-rb.jpgPleucoEcho all RBScans of upper (left) and lower (right) surfaces of Peltigera leucophlebia, by Richard Brune.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/be730-pelt6363.jpgPelt6363Photo of Peltigera leucophlebia courtesy of Rick Brune.2013-11-16T21:37:31+00:00monthlyhttps://coloradolichens.org/about-lichens/lichens-and-wildlife/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/58ce7-broadtail-chicks-18-days-aboag.jpgBroadtail chicks 18 days ABoagBroadtail hummingbird chicks snuggle in a nest made of lichens and spiderwebs. Photo by Audrey Boag, used by permission.https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/8d354-cariboujced.jpgcaribouJCedLichens form a major component of the diet of woodland caribou. This animal is probably munching on the fruticose arboreal species, Alectoria sarmentosa. 2013-06-13T13:54:16+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/puzzles/2013-06-13T13:41:39+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/and-friends/2013-06-13T13:39:14+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/about-lichens/2013-06-13T13:33:57+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/welcome-to-colorado-lichens/classification/https://coloradolichens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ef322-pschart.jpgPSchart2013-06-04T15:35:44+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.org/blog/2013-06-02T22:01:43+00:00weekly0.6https://coloradolichens.orgdaily1.02025-03-18T21:30:47+00:00