Showing posts with label fungus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fungus. Show all posts
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Between the Raindrops
 |
| Fungus - Stanford Arboreteum |
Drought - since 2010
But now the mushrooms arise
Welcome El Niño!
Web Resources
http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_29386958/el-nino-not-fizzling-more-storms-barreling-toward
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Feels Lichen You Are Givin' Me the GOLD Eye (Hiking Edgewood)
 |
| Edgewood Gold Eye Lichen ( Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) |
Freddie Fungus and Alice Algae took a lichen to each other.
It was an old-style relationship.
Freddie provided the house.
Alice made all the food.
Hunh?
* * *
Fungus can't photosynthesize, but they can make structures.
Algae are great at photosynthesizing, converting solar energy and carbon dioxide into food. They need a place to hang out.
Lichen, like the Edgewood Gold Eye above, are a combination of fungus and algae. The fungus provides a place for the algae to live, and the algae makes nourishment for both of them.
It's symbiosis at it's best.
~ ~ ~
Web Resources
Really good Explanation of Lichens and discussion of the impact of pollution and toxins on them
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)