74 pictures found
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Lichens in the Luberon. Lichens (Evernia prunastri) cover low
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lichens in the Luberon. Lichens (Evernia prunastri) cover low branches on a shady, damp Luberon hillside. A perfume base (antioxidant fixative) is extracted from this locally common lichen, giving a rather masculine woody note ("chyprés" perfumes). This lichen is also used in air quality biomonitoring for its bioaccumulative properties of heavy metals and radioelements. France
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Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on rocks,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on rocks, eaten in Canada as rock tripe. The yellow foliaceous lichen with isidia is probably Xanthoparmelia conspersa.
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Natural regeneration of Silver Fir (Abies alba) in a secondary mid-mountain forest, Auvergne, France
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Natural regeneration of Silver Fir (Abies alba) in a secondary mid-mountain forest, Auvergne, France
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Common witch's-hair lichen (Alectoria sarmentosa) in a forest in the Parc de Gaspésie. Province of Quebec. Canada.
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
Common witch's-hair lichen (Alectoria sarmentosa) in a forest in the Parc de Gaspésie. Province of Quebec. Canada.
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Usnea (Usnea florida) on a tree in the mountains, common species
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Usnea (Usnea florida) on a tree in the mountains, common species in the mountains in very humid areas, fruticose lichen with antibiotic action, Vercors, Alpes, France
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Bearded Usnea (Usnea barbata) on a silver fir (Abies alba) in an
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Bearded Usnea (Usnea barbata) on a silver fir (Abies alba) in an old growth forest, Auvergne, France
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Silver fir (Abies alba) lichen-covered trunks, bearded Usnea (Usnea barbata), in a secondary forest, Auvergne, France
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Silver fir (Abies alba) lichen-covered trunks, bearded Usnea (Usnea barbata), in a secondary forest, Auvergne, France
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Foliose and fruticose corticolous lichens on the bark of a Judas
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliose and fruticose corticolous lichens on the bark of a Judas tree, Parmelias sulcata, flavoparmelias and Ramalina (fruticose), Cevennes, France
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Complex of saxicolous lichens on quartzites in Savoie, Brodoa atrofusca (grey foliaceous) + Rhizocarpon geographicum (yellow crustacean), Grande
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Complex of saxicolous lichens on quartzites in Savoie, Brodoa atrofusca (grey foliaceous) + Rhizocarpon geographicum (yellow crustacean), Grande Sassière Nature Reserve, Savoie, France
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Complex of saxicolous lichens on quartzites in Savoie, Brodoa atrofusca (grey foliaceous) + Rhizocarpon geographicum (yellow crustaceous) and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Complex of saxicolous lichens on quartzites in Savoie, Brodoa atrofusca (grey foliaceous) + Rhizocarpon geographicum (yellow crustaceous) and Aspicilia sp (grey crustaceous), Grande Sassière Nature Reserve, Savoie, France
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Corticolous foliaceous lichens on the bark of a tree in Vanoise. A foliaceous lichen with a very large bottle-green thallus: Pleurosticta acetabulum,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Corticolous foliaceous lichens on the bark of a tree in Vanoise. A foliaceous lichen with a very large bottle-green thallus: Pleurosticta acetabulum, with large vase-shaped apothecia (up to 2 cm in diameter) and in grey, Parmelia sulcata, very common.
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Fruticose and foliaceous lichens on low branches of forest edges, Great ciliated lichen (Anaptychia ciliaris), which can be identified by its large
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Fruticose and foliaceous lichens on low branches of forest edges, Great ciliated lichen (Anaptychia ciliaris), which can be identified by its large apothecia and greenish ciliated thallus, is a fruticose lichen - in grey, Hammered shield lichen (Parmelia sulcata), lichen with a foliaceous thallus, tolerant of moderate pollution, it is a bio-indicator of atmospheric pollution Ecologists use its capacity to accumulate metals, radioelements and organic pollutants, PNR du Vercors, France
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Rock-shield Lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on shale in the Cevennes, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock-shield Lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on shale in the Cevennes, France
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Foliose lichens (Xanthoparmelia stenophylla) on red pelites, Gorges de Daluis, Southern Alps, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliose lichens (Xanthoparmelia stenophylla) on red pelites, Gorges de Daluis, Southern Alps, France
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Yellow and grey fruticose lichens on larch bark, these two
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Yellow and grey fruticose lichens on larch bark, these two lichens are very common on mountain trees like larch - Yellow: Letharia vulpina (toxic), grey: Pseudevernia furfuracea (fragrant), Hautes Alpes, France
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Foliage Lichen (Hypogymnia physodes) a lichen species sensitive to air pollution and used for biomonitoring on birch bark, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliage Lichen (Hypogymnia physodes) a lichen species sensitive to air pollution and used for biomonitoring on birch bark, France
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Lichen (Usnea trachycarpa), on lava of Pozos del Diablo crater, Pali Aike National Park, XII Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica, Chile
© Jean-Claude Malausa / Biosphoto
© Jean-Claude Malausa / Biosphoto
Lichen (Usnea trachycarpa), on lava of Pozos del Diablo crater, Pali Aike National Park, XII Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica, Chile
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Lichen assemblage dominated by foliaceous lichens (Parmeliaceae) on holm oak (Quercus ilex) trunks, Gard, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Lichen assemblage dominated by foliaceous lichens (Parmeliaceae) on holm oak (Quercus ilex) trunks, Gard, France
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Hammered shield lichen (Parmelia sulcata) Foliose lichen on dead branch, Coye Forest, Ile-de-France, France
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
Hammered shield lichen (Parmelia sulcata) Foliose lichen on dead branch, Coye Forest, Ile-de-France, France
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Association of foliose corticolous lichens on the bark of a tree,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Association of foliose corticolous lichens on the bark of a tree, Common greenshield lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata) and Hammered shield lichen (Parmelia sulcata) on a tree, the mosses are in fact liverworts, Savoie, France
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Leafy lichen and its apothecia (Parmelina carporrhizans) on a bark. The apothecia are the reproductive organs of the mushroom. Savoie, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Leafy lichen and its apothecia (Parmelina carporrhizans) on a bark. The apothecia are the reproductive organs of the mushroom. Savoie, France
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Association of fructicose and foliaceous lichens on the bark of a tree. Lichen (Anaptychia ciliaris) in the centre, yellow Cartilage Lichen (Ramalina
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Association of fructicose and foliaceous lichens on the bark of a tree. Lichen (Anaptychia ciliaris) in the centre, yellow Cartilage Lichen (Ramalina fraxinea), and grey Hammered shield lichen Parmelia (Parmelia sulcata), associated on a tree trunk. Massif des Bauges, Savoie, France
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Crustaceous, gelatinous and foliaceous lichens on a mountain
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustaceous, gelatinous and foliaceous lichens on a mountain trunk. This living mosaic presents the 3 typical forms of lichen thallus, fungi associated with algae. Massif des Bauges, Savoie, France
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Crustaceous, gelatinous and foliaceous lichens on a mountain trunk. This living mosaic presents the 3 typical forms of lichen thallus, fungi
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustaceous, gelatinous and foliaceous lichens on a mountain trunk. This living mosaic presents the 3 typical forms of lichen thallus, fungi associated with algae. Massif des Bauges, Savoie, France
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Association of fructicose and foliaceous lichens on the bark of a
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Association of fructicose and foliaceous lichens on the bark of a tree Yellow fructicose Strap lichen (Ramalina farinacea), left, and grey foliaceous Hammered shield lichen (Parmelia (Parmelia sulcata) associated on the trunk of a tree, Savoie, France
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Fruiting lichen, tree moss (Pseudevernia furfuracea), very common in mountain forests. Corticolous species, omnipresent on the bark of mountain
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Fruiting lichen, tree moss (Pseudevernia furfuracea), very common in mountain forests. Corticolous species, omnipresent on the bark of mountain forests, sensitive to pollution and used as a bio-indicator of radioelements. Massif des Bauges. Savoie. France
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Association of foliaceous and fructicolous corticolous lichens on the bark of a tree on a rainy day, Green foliaceous: Crescent frost lichen
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Association of foliaceous and fructicolous corticolous lichens on the bark of a tree on a rainy day, Green foliaceous: Crescent frost lichen (Physconia perisidiosa), Grey foliaceous: Parmelia lichen (Parmelia spp) and Pale yellow fructicolous: Strap lichen (Ramalina farinacea), Esterel, Var, France
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Association of foliaceous and fructicolous corticolous lichens on the bark of a tree on a rainy day, Grey foliaceous: Parmelia lichen (Parmelia spp)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Association of foliaceous and fructicolous corticolous lichens on the bark of a tree on a rainy day, Grey foliaceous: Parmelia lichen (Parmelia spp) and Pale yellow fructicolous: Strap lichen (Ramalina farinacea), Esterel, Var, France
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Lichens (Evernia prunastri ) proliferating on trees in a humid valley, the oak moss (Evernia prunastri) is a lichen of the order Lecanorales, once
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lichens (Evernia prunastri ) proliferating on trees in a humid valley, the oak moss (Evernia prunastri) is a lichen of the order Lecanorales, once widely used in perfumery, lichen water, or traditional medicine, rich in antioxidants. Region of Digne, Alpes de Haute Provence, France
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Lichen-covered rocks at El Sabinar, on the island of El Herrio in the Canaries. Moor continuously beaten by the humid trade winds and classified for
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lichen-covered rocks at El Sabinar, on the island of El Herrio in the Canaries. Moor continuously beaten by the humid trade winds and classified for its centenary junipers sculpted by the wind. The rocks are entirely covered with lichens of the Alectoria ochroleuca type. The island of El Hierro is fully classified as a biosphere reserve.
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Lichen-covered rocks at El Sabinar, on the island of El Herrio in the Canaries. Moor continuously beaten by the humid trade winds and classified for
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lichen-covered rocks at El Sabinar, on the island of El Herrio in the Canaries. Moor continuously beaten by the humid trade winds and classified for its centenary junipers sculpted by the wind. The rocks are entirely covered with lichens of the Alectoria ochroleuca type. The island of El Hierro is fully classified as a biosphere reserve.
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Old Man's Beard (Usnea barbata) on pine trees in Tenerife. These
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Old Man's Beard (Usnea barbata) on pine trees in Tenerife. These lichens grow abundantly on trees growing at sea level of clouds linked to the trade winds - Teide NP - Tenerife - Canary Islands
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Old Man's Beard (Usnea barbata) on tree, Maido, Reunion Island
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
Old Man's Beard (Usnea barbata) on tree, Maido, Reunion Island
© Bruno Mathieu / Biosphoto
Beard lichen, Doller valley, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
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Highland Tamarin (Acacia heterophylla), Bamboo ((Nastus borbonicus) and Old Man's Beard (Usnea barbata), Tevelave rorest, Hauts des Avirons, Hauts de
© Myriam Dupuis / Biosphoto
© Myriam Dupuis / Biosphoto
Highland Tamarin (Acacia heterophylla), Bamboo ((Nastus borbonicus) and Old Man's Beard (Usnea barbata), Tevelave rorest, Hauts des Avirons, Hauts de l'Ouest, Reunion island
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Lung Lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) and Parmelia on a branch. Asp Valley. Pyrennes. Urdos. France.
© Antoni Agelet / Biosphoto
© Antoni Agelet / Biosphoto
Lung Lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) and Parmelia on a branch. Asp Valley. Pyrennes. Urdos. France.
© Pascal Pittorino / Biosphoto
Larch lichen on the bark of a larch - Queyras Alps France
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Lichen Pseudevernia on Spruce - Plan de Tuéda Alpes France ; Lichen thallus strips formed on the needles of a spruce
Elevation: 1800 m
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
Lichen Pseudevernia on Spruce - Plan de Tuéda Alpes France ; Lichen thallus strips formed on the needles of a spruce
Elevation: 1800 m
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Lichen Pseudevernia on Spruce - Plan de Tuéda Alpes France ; Lichen thallus strips formed on the needles of a spruce
Elevation: 1800 m
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
Lichen Pseudevernia on Spruce - Plan de Tuéda Alpes France ; Lichen thallus strips formed on the needles of a spruce
Elevation: 1800 m
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Beard lichen on Silver Fir trunk - Vosges France ; Forest Ballon
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
Beard lichen on Silver Fir trunk - Vosges France ; Forest Ballon d'Alsace
© Christophe Sidamon-Pesson / Biosphoto
Undergrowth in primary forest Hamra Sweden
© Christophe Sidamon-Pesson / Biosphoto
Rowan and Beard Lichen in fall Hamra Sweden
© Pascal Pittorino / Biosphoto
Lichen on the branches of an oak in autumn Verdon France
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Lichen on the branches of a maple in autumn Verdon France
© Pascal Pittorino / Biosphoto
© Pascal Pittorino / Biosphoto
Lichen on the branches of a maple in autumn Verdon France
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
Punctelia subrudecta lichen thallus on a branch France
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
Flavoparmelia caperata lichen thallus on a branch France