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... that the lichen species Acarospora janae was named after its discoverer's fiancée?
... that while most lichens that grow on plants live on the surface, the sole species in Amazonotrema grows partially among the cells of the tree bark on which it lives?
... that species in the fungal genus Ameliella have been found in the Skibotn area in central Northern Norway, a hotspot of lichen species diversity?
... that the German lichenologist and taxonomist Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold had a personal herbarium of 150,000 specimens?
... that the Antarctic lichen Buellia frigida has been to outer space?
... that the Santa Rosa Island endemic lichen Caloplaca obamae is the first species to be named in honor of United States President Barack Obama?
... that extracts of the lichen species Cladonia furcata (pictured) can kill leukemia cells?
... that collections left by naturalists Frederick Lukis and his daughter Louisa, wife of Sark's feudal ruler William Thomas Collings, are the most significant natural history collections displayed by the museums of Guernsey?
... that the red pigment of the Christmas wreath lichen (pictured) is one of several chemicals that help the organism survive inhospitable environments?
... that pink earth lichen was once thought to be in the same genus as the similar-looking brown beret lichen, until DNA sequencing proved otherwise?
... that one species of Dictyonema lichen is a powerful hallucinogen that is traditionally used by the Huaorani of the Amazon jungle of Ecuador to cast curses on their enemies?
... that while the lichen species Enchylium conglomeratum is considered secure globally, it has been designated as extinct in the UK and regionally extinct in Switzerland?
... that Enchylium limosum (example pictured) loves lime?
... that the boreal felt lichen (pictured), one of the most endangered lichens in the world, begins its life by growing inside of the liverwort Frullania asagrayana (also pictured)?
... that the lichen genus Felipes is named for its fruiting structures, which resemble a cat's paw?
... that Gowardia, a lichen found in arctic and alpine tundra on both sides of the world, is named after the lichenologist Trevor Goward?
... that the uncommon Florida lichen species Gyalectidium yahriae was named after Rebecca Yahr of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Scotland?
... that the yellow bloodstain lichen is not always yellow?
... that Tory Member of Parliament Admiral Theobald Jones (1790–1868) laid the foundation of Irish lichenology?
... that Matilda Cullen Knowles is considered the founder of modern studies of Irish lichens?
... that wolf lichen, fungal species Letharia vulpina (pictured), was used historically as a wolf poison by combining it with powdered glass and meat?
... that lichexanthone, a chemical found in some lichens, enhances human sperm motility and kills mosquito larvae?
... that the "lung lichen", species Lobaria pulmonaria, has been used for dyeing, tanning, perfume manufacturing, and brewing?
... that the Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever has patented several antifreeze proteins produced by a species of kidney lichen, due to their ability to modify ice formation in frozen foods?
... that oakmoss is a type of lichen used extensively in modern perfumery?
... that while some lichen species in the genus Piccolia have ranges which span multiple continents, others are restricted to single islands?
... that the devil's matchstick (pictured) supplies fixed nitrogen to the environment?
... that tree moss, lichen species Pseudevernia furfuracea, was used in ancient Egyptian embalming?
... that a species of specklebelly lichen is only found in old growth forests and is being threatened in Scandinavia by increased predation from snails?
... that decades after the type specimen of the lichen Punctelia graminicola was destroyed in World War II, its original name was restored after another specimen was rescued from disposal at a dump?
... that a study of lichen growth in the Canadian Rockies showed that Xanthoria elegans (pictured) expands at a rate of 0.5 mm per year for the first century before slowing down?
... that the orange chocolate chip lichen (pictured) was given its common name because of its fruitbodies that look like chocolate?
... that some species in the lichen genus Sticta (Sticta hypochra pictured) can be used to assess the age of forests?
... that the nineteenth-century American botanist Edward Tuckerman liked to write his studies in Latin?
... that historically, lichens like Umbilicaria torrefacta have been used to naturally dye traditional Scottish tartans and textiles?
... that the string-of-sausage lichen is very sensitive to air pollution and has become locally extinct over much of its former range?
... that in Nova Scotia, the tricolored bat roosts exclusively in the dangling fronds of bony beard lichen?
... that Edvard August Vainio's tools for collecting lichens in Brazil included a knife, hammer, chisel, paper, a bag, and a shotgun?
... that according to Swedish peasant folklore, the lichen Vulpicida (pictured), when consumed, kills foxes but not dogs or wolves?