Lichens Websites

Information about lichen biology, lichens and wildlife, lichens and people, and the book of the same title, which was published in 2001.

Information about lichens including fossil record, life history, ecology, morphology and systematics.

General information.

Lichen genus found in Venezuela.

Photographs, general information, identification and related links.

Research on the distribution of four pollution-tolerant non-native lichens in the Pacific Northwest.

Photos of lichens taken during British Lichen Society field trips in Britain. Contains general information and related links.

General information on subtropical lichens from Queensland, Australia. Includes keys to genera and species, and glossary.

Weblog with photos and descriptions.

Species list, herbaria, and publications.

Personal site of Katalin Molnár with a brief description of lichens, photographs, information on the author, publications and links to sites of lichenological interest.

Brief information and links by researcher Isidro T. Savillo.

Introduction to lichens, which are stable, self-supporting associations between fungi (most commonly Ascomycota) and photobionts (algae or cyanobacteria). Intended for university students.

List of cumulative updates to the most recently published North American checklist by Esslinger and Egan (1995).