What is lichen made of?

What are Lichens? Lichens are 'dual organisms.' Every lichen is a partnership between members of two different kingdoms which live together in a special, mutually beneficial relationship (a symbiosis). Each lichen is made up of a fungus (usually an ascomycete) and an alga (green or blue-green). read more

A lichen consists of a simple photosynthesizing organism, usually green algae or cyanobacteria, surrounded by filaments of a fungus. Generally, most of a lichen's bulk is made of interwoven fungal filaments, although in filamentous and gelatinous lichens this is not the case. The fungus is called a mycobiont. read more

Lichens are 'dual organisms.' Every lichen is a partnership between members of two different kingdoms which live together in a special, mutually beneficial relationship (a symbiosis). Each lichen is made up of a fungus (usually an ascomycete) and an alga (green or blue-green). read more

Lichen is a composite organism which comprises of fungal filament with Algae living inside the filament. They come in different colors, sizes and forms. They produce their own food by photosynthesis using sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and minerals from their surrounding environment. read more