Lichens; Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts
Lichens; Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts
Lichens
Lichen is a symbiotic partnership between a fungus and an alga or a cyanobacterium. The classification is based on the fungal partner and lichens are often referred to as lichenized fungi. Those lacking symbiotic algal or cyanobacterial partners are the non-lichenized fungi. The separation of lichenized from non-lichenized fungi is artificial, with no taxonomic basis.
Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts
Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts are collectively called Bryophytes, and produce spores rather than seeds, without flowers.
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HappyWanderer
wrote:
10 Sep 2025
thanks @abread111. That would explain why I could not find the lichen in my sightings. Have now added the photo.
Unverified Lichen
abread111
wrote:
10 Sep 2025
Hi HappyWanderer, thanks for your sighting. The media you provided is missing or unclear. To help us verify this sighting, please provide additional media.
Unverified Lichen
dcnicholls
wrote:
2 Sep 2025
This is a moss of some kind but not a clubmoss which is a kind of primitive fern.
Polytrichaceae sp. (family)
KimberiRP
wrote:
29 Aug 2025
The location given above the main image is misleading. Zoom out on the Location Information map and you'll see it's on Sheep Station Creek, more than 12km west of Mount Clear.
Funaria hygrometrica
sangio7
wrote:
18 Aug 2025
R. campylothecium based on: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/53e9cf6d-fe08-4ccb-954b-fa985b9c5ea8
Rosulabryum campylothecium
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