Science
- Evolutionary ecology research
- Australian rain forest community assembly
- Australian rain forest through time
- Ecology of Cumberland Plain Woodland
- Bicentenary Plant Diversity Program
- Biodiversity Adaptation Transect
- Botany of Botany Bay
- Conservation genetics
- DNA studies of Elaeocarpaceae
- Ecology of Isopogon prostratus
- Floristic Lists of NSW
- Habitat fragmentation
- Lomatia (Proteaceae)
- Molecular phylogeny of the Australian Lauraceae
- Promiscuous Lomatia
- Promiscuous Proteaceae
- Native plants of Sydney Harbour NP
- Newnes Plateau Shrub Swamps
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Nickel hyperaccumulation in Stackhousia
- NSW Vegetation Classification & Assessment Project
- Plants of the Newnes Plateau
- Plants, vegetation, landscape, country
- Phylogenetic relationships of Ceratopetalum
- Podocarpus elatus
- Rainforest conifer - Podocarpus elatus
- Speciation in Proteaceae
- Testing speciation models
- Horticultural research
- Plant diversity research
- Plant pathology research
- Herbarium & resources
- Scientific publications
Woodland lichens photo galleryLichens are interesting organisms made up of symbiotic relationships between a fungus (mycobiont) and a green alga or cyanobacteria (photobiont), with the fungi providing the structure and the algae the green ‘chlorophyll’ part. This association has been so successful that there are now about 20,000 species of lichens, represented in most habitats in the world. Lichens may be a particularly conspicuous part of the ground cover in the Cumberland Plain woodland at the Australian Botanic Garden and we have recorded a number of species below. Identification may be difficult, requiring fruiting bodies that are not always present and we have photos of a few as yet unidentified specimens. Lichens form fascinating shapes and structures and a number of broard groups are recognised:
Colours range from grey to orange, and they occur in a variety of different places. Some grow on dead branches, some on rotting logs, some on the soil and on rocks. Lichens are important in providing soil surface protection against erosion in dry habitats. Click on species name below to view larger image.
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