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Tracking nature's pioneers Under Kneiper's gaze, lichens are fascinating
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WESTON -- The Lichen Lady brushes a crust of sugar snow off a
rock wall and hovers over it, her eye to her foldable 10-power lens.
"There they are!" she says. "Cladonia cristatella. You can see how
clublike the fruiting bodies are."
Cladonia cristatella is one of the few lichens that goes by a
common name, British soldiers. Its bright red spore-bearing tips,
though tiny, are recognized by many walkers in New England's woods.
Weston resident Elizabeth Kneiper, known to her student...
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Tracking nature's pioneers Under Kneiper's gaze, lichens are fascinating
The Boston Globe
; ... branchy. They produce minuscule cups and bowls, their reproductive organs. They are surprising in three dimensions, looking like maps, photos from space, mythic continents. Kneiper will teach a short course in lichenology over the next two weeks at Garden in ...
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Spruced up - naturally Workshop lichens plant growths to Christmas tree ornaments.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald
; You may think your Christmas tree has lost its excitement once you've stripped it of ornaments and lights. But Elizabeth Kneiper knows otherwise. This lichen expert likes to examine Christmas tree bark to prove there is a world of life lingering in little-noticed places. You can learn about Lichens
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Lichen represents symbiotic relationship
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
; What a great season for a hike! Yes, it might be cold, but it's a chance to bundle up in boots, a warm sweater, windbreaker and gloves, and with something snuggly and toasty on your head, for a jaunt on your favorite trail. There are no bugs now, and even if there were, they would have a hard time
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Framingham workshop will study varieties on fence rails.
The Boston Herald
; During a season when those who love to look at growing things seek greenhouse destinations or warmer climes, few realize that the world of lichens can be found right in our own back yards, farmers fields and anywhere that holds a wooden fence. Lichens' fascinating microhabitats can be observed in
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Partners for Life.(lichens)
World and I
; ... coughs, and colds. The search for lichen medicines continues, especially in China and Japan. Perhaps the most exciting recent news is that rock tripe (Umbilicaria esculenta) seems to inhibit the growth of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. How will lichens be ...
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Lichens.
Ranger Rick
; So What ARE Lichens? Look at a lichen (LIE-kin) and you'd probably guess it's some kind of weird plant. But lichens aren't plants. They aren't animals, either. Instead, they're two kinds of lifeforms living together. The two lifeforms are called fungi (FUNJ-eye) and algae (AL-jee). Life Partners
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Northern Illinois reveals itself as 'land of lichen'.(Neighbor)(The Nature of Things)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Valerie Blaine When the wintry world outside is gray and you crave a little color, put a little lichen in your life. Lichens are colorful organisms, like the splotch of orange on the tree trunk in your yard, or the blue-green coating on the rock at the end of the driveway. They're
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Urban renewal: Once used to dye Harris Tweed, lichens are now adding colour to city gardens
The Scotsman
; ... they may not grow on that, but as the shrub is dying back and thinning and collapsing, then the lichens will colonise." The bad news if you are a fan of lichens is that they're not easy to garden. The folklore that says you can get them by smearing yoghurt on ...
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Country: The litmus plant
The Independent - London
; It is best not to say it to Frank Dobson, one-time crack pistol shot (British team, Rome Olympics, 1960) and erstwhile part-time skipper of a Thames River police launch, but lichens are really quite boring in a way. He is one of the leading lights in the 600-member British Lichen Society, and they
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When fungi and algae marry.(lichens)
Science News for Kids
; ... like, if not love! Additional Information Word Find: Lichens--What's not to like? http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20080312/Feature1.asp From Science News for Kids March 12, 2008. Copyright (c) 2008 Science Service. All rights reserved.
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