An extremely rare species of fungus has been discovered on a tree at the Rutland Water nature reserve. The Willow Blister ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of ...

SNOW PEA PICKIN': Pick snow peas in the vegetable garden frequently. Ideally, the pods should be harvested when flat before ...

I often receive calls from concerned individuals about gray, fuzzy growths appearing on plants that seem to be causing harm.

French councils are facing backlash for spending taxpayer money on environmental training courses where staff members pretend ...

As a forester, I often get asked tree health questions, and one involves flat blotches of stuff growing on well-established ...

Thousands of native trees have been planted in a bid to create a new rainforest - in Devon. This winter has seen 2,500 native trees planted at Devon Wildlife Trust’s Bowden Pillars site, close to the ...

lichens, ferns and fungi thrived on the trees and forest floor. Ms Inglis added: "The mix of young trees in amongst grass pastures and hedges, along with our commitment not to use pesticides and ...

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The Australian species of Lecanora occur on rock, soil, and on trunks and canopy branches of trees in all ecosystems; some are especially prominent in the comparatively species-poor lichen floras of ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — As winter strips deciduous trees bare, lichen becomes more visible on branches and trunks, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. This hardy organism, a combination of ...

Most older trees in our area have at least one small colony of lichen growing somewhere. There are several lichen species in our area, the most common type being Parmelia. This is the one that ...