While PlantNet and iNaturalist specialize in flowers and plants, FlowerChecker allows curious users to identify moss, lichens ...

Iceland, the land of ice and fire, is for geologists what the tropics are for ecologists: an opportunity for an unparalleled ...

The Finnish name Pinkka refers to bundled dry plant specimens, which have traditionally been used to learn to identify species. Targeted at schoolchildren, Pinkka contains information on plants, ...

With the Spring sun shining warmly and the rains softly falling, the mosses and lichens in High Park are every shade of green! On this family-friendly St. Patrick’s Day-inspired walk ...

If you’ve spent a lot of time outdoors in New England, you’ve likely crossed paths with, and probably stepped on, lichens.

Here, scattered amongst exposed rock surfaces encrusted with a wide variety of lichens and mosses, are found several unique plants typical of regions much farther to the north. These hardy pioneers ...

The tropics, where biodiversity and interactions among species abound, provide an alternative view of relationships between ...