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British Lichen Society - Advance interest in all branches of lichenology. Includes comprehensive information on British lichens.

Churchyard Lichens - General information.

Dutch Bryological and Lichenological Society - Species list, herbaria, and publications.

Dutch Lichens - Photos and information about lichen biology. In Dutch and English.

Endangered Lichens - List of species protected by law in different countries.

European Species of the Lecanoraceae Family - Information on monograph.

Information about Lichens - Description, structure, and environmental importance.

Introduction to Lichens - Information about lichens including fossil record, life history, ecology, morphology and systematics.

Invasion of Pollution-tolerant Lichens - Research on the distribution of four pollution-tolerant non-native lichens in the Pacific Northwest.

Lichen Biology - Introduction to lichens, which are stable, self-supporting associations between fungi (most commonly Ascomycota) and photobionts (algae or cyanobacteria). Intended for university students.

Lichen Research Program, University of Maine at Fort Kent - Information about Steve Selva's research program in lichenology. Includes a photo gallery of stubble lichens under the microscope.

LichenLand - General information for young students including synoptic key and photos.

Lichens of North America - Information about lichen biology, lichens and wildlife, lichens and people, and the book of the same title, which was published in 2001.

Lichens.de - Photos of lichens taken during British Lichen Society field trips in Britain. Contains general information and related links.

Looking for Lichens - Weblog with photos and descriptions.

New Zealand Forest Lichens - Photographs, general information, identification and related links.

North American Lichen Checklist - List of cumulative updates to the most recently published North American checklist by Esslinger and Egan (1995).

Queensland Lichens - General information on subtropical lichens from Queensland, Australia. Includes keys to genera and species, and glossary.

Rhode Island's Foliose and Fruticose Lichens - Habitat notes, distribution maps, and color photographs of over 90 species of macrolichens by Don Flenniken.

Roccella - Lichen genus found in Venezuela.

Taxonomy of Philippine Lichens - Brief information and links by researcher Isidro T. Savillo.