Lichen resources
https://lichenportal.org/cnalh/
Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria
https://www.kollathstensaas.com/book.php?bookID=6#
Lichens of the North Woods
Written by: Joe Walewski
taxonomic names are out of date
https://youtu.be/dNLKSXE4w1o
Lunch & Learn: Lichens of the Riverway (St. Croix and Namekagon)
Joe Walewski
https://youtu.be/12D4IogJNx4
Lichens of the North Shore Webinar
Joe Walewski
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spot_test_(lichen)
Spot test (lichen)
C = Bleach
K = Liquid-Plumr
P = carcinogen - not recommended
identifiers for area
blue543 : https://www.inaturalist.org/people/blue543
Joe Walewski : https://www.inaturalist.org/people/jwalewski
⦁ A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.
⦁ The combined lichen has properties different from those of its component organisms.
⦁ Lichens come in many colors, sizes, and forms.
⦁ The properties are sometimes plant-like, but lichens are not plants.
⦁ Lichens may have tiny, leafless branches (fruticose), flat leaf-like structures (foliose), flakes that lie on the surface like peeling paint (crustose), a powder-like appearance (leprose), or other growth forms.
⦁ Lichens are classified by the fungal component. Lichen species are given the same scientific name (binomial name) as the fungus species in the lichen. Lichens are being integrated into the classification schemes for fungi. The alga bears its own scientific name, which bears no relationship to that of the lichen or fungus.
Mosses are commonly confused with lichens, hornworts, and liverworts. Lichens may superficially resemble mosses, and sometimes have common names that include the word "moss" (e.g., "reindeer moss" or "Iceland moss"), but they are not related to mosses.
