Lichens, what are those?
In this episode of Your Central Florid Yard, learn how to recognize lichens in the landscape and what exactly they are doing on your tree or even a garden bench or fence post.
A new episode out now from Your Central Florida Yard
Your Central Florida Yard, a podcast from UF/IFAS Extension Polk County has a new episode on lichen. Listen to it on Spotify (below) or where ever you listen to podcasts.
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Your garden checklist
For this episode get outside and see if you can spot any lichens in your yard. Remember, when you see them in the garden, whether on a tree branch or garden bench, lichens are not harmful to the plants they are found on and actually benefit us by absorbing pollutants in the air. Take a closer look and you will start to notice the different forms, colors, and sizes as well. Learn to love your lichens!
Learn more
- Field oriented keys to the Florida lichens by Rosentreter, DeBolt, and Kaminsky https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herbarium/lib/pdf/Rosentreter_Field_oriented_keys_to_the_Florida_lichens_Dec_2015.pdf
- Lichens https://natl.ifas.ufl.edu/biota/lichens.php
- Spanish Moss, Ball Moss, and Lichens – Harmless Epiphytes https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep485
- Life of Lichen https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN1296
- Lichens https://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/lichens.shtml
- Lichens All Around https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/pinellasco/2021/05/25/lichens-all-around/
- About Lichens https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/beauty/lichens/about.shtml
For more information, contact UF/IFAS Extension Polk County at (863) 519-1041 or visit us online at http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/polk. The Plant Clinic is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-4:00 pm to answer your gardening and landscaping questions. Give us a call or email us at polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu.
If you are not in Polk County, Contact your local UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Clinic.
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