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===Featured articles===
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*{{icon|FA}} [[:Teloschistaceae]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Edvard August Vainio]]
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===Featured lists===
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*{{icon|FL}} [[:Outline of lichens]]
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===Good articles===
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*{{icon|GA}} [[:Allocalicium|''Allocalicium'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Ove Almborn]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Anaptychia ciliaris|''Anaptychia ciliaris'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Brodoa oroarctica|''Brodoa oroarctica'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Buellia frigida|''Buellia frigida'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Caliciaceae]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Cetrelia|''Cetrelia'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Chrysothrix chlorina|''Chrysothrix chlorina'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Cladoniaceae]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Confluentic acid]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Cryptothecia rubrocincta|''Cryptothecia rubrocincta'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Gunnar Degelius]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Gustaf Einar Du Rietz]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Enchylium conglomeratum|''Enchylium conglomeratum'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Fallacinol]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Siegfried Huneck]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Hydropunctaria amphibia|''Hydropunctaria amphibia'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Hypotrachyna catawbiensis|''Hypotrachyna catawbiensis'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Isidium]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Isolichenan]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Lecanora albellula|''Lecanora albellula'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Lecideaceae]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Lepraria incana|''Lepraria incana'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Lichen growth forms]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Lichexanthone]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Linnaean Herbarium]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Lobaria pulmonaria|''Lobaria pulmonaria'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Elke Mackenzie]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Melanohalea|''Melanohalea'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Melanohalea exasperatula|''Melanohalea exasperatula'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Konstantin Mereschkowski]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Multiclavula mucida|''Multiclavula mucida'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Thomas Hawkes Nash III]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Nephroma arcticum|''Nephroma arcticum'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Normandina pulchella|''Normandina pulchella'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Parmelia barrenoae|''Parmelia barrenoae'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Parmelia submontana|''Parmelia submontana'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Parmelia sulcata|''Parmelia sulcata'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Parmotrema perlatum|''Parmotrema perlatum'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Peltigera castanea|''Peltigera castanea'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Peltigera cinnamomea|''Peltigera cinnamomea'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Phacopsis|''Phacopsis'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Physcia caesia|''Physcia caesia'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Pilophorus acicularis|''Pilophorus acicularis'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Placidium arboreum|''Placidium arboreum'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Pulchrocladia retipora|''Pulchrocladia retipora'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Punctelia|''Punctelia'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Punctelia borreri|''Punctelia borreri'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Punctelia graminicola|''Punctelia graminicola'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Punctelia hypoleucites|''Punctelia hypoleucites'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Punctelia rudecta|''Punctelia rudecta'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Ramalina peruviana|''Ramalina peruviana'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Roccellaceae]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Ludwig Schaerer]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Solorina crocea|''Solorina crocea'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Spilonema revertens|''Spilonema revertens'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Spot test (lichen)]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Emmanuël Sérusiaux]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Tuckermannopsis ciliaris|''Tuckermannopsis ciliaris'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Umbilicaria torrefacta|''Umbilicaria torrefacta'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Verrucariaceae]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Antonín Vězda]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Xanthoria parietina|''Xanthoria parietina'']]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Xylopsora canopeorum|''Xylopsora canopeorum'']]
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===Featured pictures===
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File:Haeckel Lichenes.jpg|Haeckel Lichenes
File:Xanthoria elegans 97571 wb1.jpg|Xanthoria elegans 97571 wb1
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===''Did you know?'' articles===
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*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the [[lichen]] species '''''[[Acarospora janae]]''''' was named after its discoverer's fiancée?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that while most [[lichen]]s 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?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that species in the [[fungus|fungal]] genus '''''[[Ameliella]]''''' have been found in the [[Skibotn]] area in central [[Northern Norway]], a hotspot of lichen [[species diversity]]?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the German [[lichenologist]] and [[taxonomist]] '''[[Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold]]''' had a personal [[herbarium]] of 150,000 specimens?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the Antarctic lichen '''''[[Buellia frigida]]''''' has been to outer space?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the [[Santa Rosa Island, California|Santa Rosa Island]] endemic [[lichen]] '''''[[Caloplaca obamae]]''''' is the first species to be named in honor of [[United States]] President [[Barack Obama]]?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that extracts of the [[lichen]] species '''''[[Cladonia furcata]]''''' ''(pictured)'' can kill [[leukemia]] cells?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the '''[[Cladonia perforata|Florida perforate cladonia]]''' was the first [[lichen]] to be added to the United States' [[endangered species]] list?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that collections left by naturalists '''[[Frederick Lukis]]''' and his daughter '''[[Louisa Collings|Louisa]]''', wife of [[Sark]]'s feudal ruler '''[[William Thomas Collings]]''', are the most significant natural history collections displayed by the museums of [[Guernsey]]?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the red [[pigment]] of the '''[[Cryptothecia rubrocincta|Christmas wreath lichen]]''' ''(pictured)'' is one of several chemicals that help the organism survive inhospitable environments?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that '''[[Dibaeis baeomyces|pink earth lichen]]''' was once thought to be in the same genus as the similar-looking '''[[Baeomyces rufus|brown beret lichen]]''', until DNA sequencing proved otherwise?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... 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?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that while the [[lichen]] species '''''[[Enchylium conglomeratum]]''''' is considered [[NatureServe conservation status#Global, national, and subnational levels|secure]] globally, it has been designated as [[Extinction|extinct]] in the UK and [[Local extinction|regionally extinct]] in Switzerland?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that '''''[[Enchylium limosum]]''''' ''(example pictured)'' loves [[Lime (material)|lime]]?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the '''[[Erioderma pedicellatum|boreal felt lichen]]''' ''(pictured)'', one of the most endangered lichens in the world, begins its life by growing inside of the [[Marchantiophyta|liverwort]] '''''[[Frullania asagrayana]]''''' ''(also pictured)''?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the [[lichen]] genus '''''[[Felipes]]''''' is named for its [[Ascocarp|fruiting structures]], which resemble a cat's paw?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that '''''[[Gowardia]]''''', a [[lichen]] found in arctic and alpine tundra on both sides of the world, is named after the lichenologist Trevor Goward?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the uncommon Florida lichen species '''''[[Gyalectidium yahriae]]''''' was named after '''[[Rebecca Yahr]]''' of the [[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh]] in Scotland?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the '''[[Haematomma ochroleucum|yellow bloodstain lichen]]''' is not always yellow?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]] Member of Parliament Admiral '''[[Theobald Jones]]''' {{nobreak|(1790{{ndash}}}}1868) laid the foundation of Irish [[lichenology]]?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that '''[[Matilda Cullen Knowles]]''' is considered the founder of modern studies of Irish [[lichen]]s?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that wolf lichen, [[fungus|fungal]] species '''''[[Letharia vulpina]]''''' ''(pictured)'', was used historically as a wolf poison by combining it with powdered glass and meat?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that '''[[lichexanthone]]''', a chemical found in some [[lichen]]s, enhances human [[sperm motility]] and kills mosquito larvae?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the "lung [[lichen]]", species '''''[[Lobaria pulmonaria]]''''', has been used for [[dyeing]], [[tanning]], [[perfume]] manufacturing, and [[brewing]]?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the Anglo-Dutch [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[Unilever]] has patented several [[antifreeze protein]]s produced by a species of '''[[Nephroma|kidney lichen]]''', due to their ability to modify ice formation in [[frozen food]]s?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that '''[[oakmoss]]''' is a type of [[lichen]] used extensively in modern [[perfume]]ry?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that while some [[lichen]] species in the genus '''''[[Piccolia]]''''' have ranges which span multiple continents, others are restricted to single islands?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the '''[[Pilophorus acicularis|devil's matchstick]]''' ''(pictured)'' supplies [[nitrogen fixation|fixed nitrogen]] to the environment?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that tree moss, [[lichen]] species '''''[[Pseudevernia furfuracea]]''''', was used in [[ancient Egypt]]ian [[embalming]]?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that a species of '''[[Pseudocyphellaria|specklebelly lichen]]''' is only found in [[old growth forests]] and is being threatened in [[Scandinavia]] by increased predation from [[snail]]s?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that decades after the [[type (biology)|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?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... 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?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the '''[[Solorina crocea|orange chocolate chip lichen]]''' ''(pictured)'' was given its common name because of its [[Ascocarp|fruitbodies]] that look like chocolate?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that some species in the [[lichen]] genus '''''[[Sticta]]''''' ''(Sticta hypochra pictured)'' can be used to assess the age of [[forests]]?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the nineteenth-century American botanist '''[[Edward Tuckerman]]''' liked to write his studies in Latin?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that historically, [[lichen]]s like '''''[[Umbilicaria torrefacta]]''''' have been used to [[natural dye|naturally dye]] traditional Scottish [[tartan]]s and [[textile]]s?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that the '''[[Usnea articulata|string-of-sausage lichen]]''' is very sensitive to air pollution and has become [[Local extinction|locally extinct]] over much of its former range?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that in Nova Scotia, the '''[[tricolored bat]]''' roosts exclusively in the dangling fronds of '''[[Usnea trichodea|bony beard lichen]]'''?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that '''[[Edvard August Vainio]]'''{{`s}} tools for collecting [[lichen]]s in Brazil included a knife, hammer, chisel, paper, a bag, and a shotgun?
*{{icon|DYK}} ... that according to Swedish peasant folklore, the lichen '''''[[Vulpicida]]''''' ''(pictured)'', when consumed, kills foxes but not dogs or wolves?
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