How Well Do You Know Lichens?

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This lichen is commonly called what?

Apricot Lichen

Scrambled Egg Lichen

Cake Mixture Lichen

What festive animal in the Scottish Highlands lives on this lichen for most of the year and shares its name?

Reindeer

Robin

Donkeys

This lichen is found mostly in the south-west of the UK and is a canny indicator of air quality — but what is it called?

Sack-of-ropes

Beard-of-wizards

String-of-sausages

This lichen has a distinctive trumpet-like fruit at the end of its branches, so experts have named it…

A Fanfare of Trumpets

A Flourish of Trumpets

A Flaunting of Trumpets

In medieval times, this lichen was used by medics to treat ailments of which organ?

The skin

The lungs

The brain

Oak Moss lichen — which isn’t a moss, confusingly! — has a special oil that is used in which product?

Plastic

Paint

Perfume

And finally — which of these bizarre lichen names is NOT real?

Fairy Barf

Devil’s Matchsticks

Goblin Foot

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