It is one of the crustose lichens of the Lecanoraceae family. The thallus is crustose, granular, rarely immersed in the substrate, whitish-yellowish, grayish-greenish, sometimes dark…
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The one-month voting for the “Lichen of the Year” and “Mushroom of the Year” for 2025 has concluded with the following results:
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🔍Thallus: Relatively thick, orbicular (rounded), up to 2–3.5 cm in diameter, compact, deeply lobed or polyphyllous. Lobes: 1–3 mm in diameter, flat or concave, sometimes…
🍄Cantharellus cibarius is an edible mushroom from the Cantharellaceae family. Its scientific name originates from the Greek word “kantharos,” meaning “cup.”
🍄Cap: 3–11 cm in…
The launch has begun: ✅ We are presenting 6 species of lichens and fungi, with their photos included in the post. All you have to…
📍Usnea longissima, commonly known as “old man’s beard,” is a rare fruticose lichen. 🌳It primarily grows in cool-temperate to boreal-montane forests, hanging from the branches…
Get to Know the Target Fungus of Our New Project (FunDive): Geastrum – the Earthstar
✔️Geastrum is a widely distributed genus of fungi (with about…
The webcap (Cortinarius) is one of the most widespread genera of agaricomycetes and is found in various types of moist forests, growing on the soil.…
The Scientific Group for the Study and Conservation of Lichens has become a partner of the FunDive initiative for the research of fungal and lichen…
As a result of cooperation between president of the “Young Biologists Association NGO, Arsen Gasparyan and Professor Pier Luigi Nimis, Trieste University, Italy, the A…