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Playing with possibilities

  • Writer: Molly Gambardella
    Molly Gambardella
  • Oct 15, 2021
  • 1 min read

Updated: Dec 10, 2021

lichen


fragile / resilient (thousands of species)


considered plants about 120ish years ago


Greek the word lichen originally meant "to lick"

Romans applied lichen to ringworm


(medicinal plants)


17th century Rome - first used (lichen) for skin diseases


lichen icelandica -> in cough drops

grows in iceland & mountains


plant <- lichen -> fungi


biology <- lichenology -> mycology



 
 
 

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