A recent experiment has shown that certain lichen species can remain metabolically active in an environment similar to that found on Mars.

Q: I’m so disappointed and very sad! Last year I planted several crepe myrtle plants in my backyard. Now, my neighbor's ...

Why do named varieties of crape myrtles seem to disappear from nurseries? Two popular names from the past, Watermelon Red and ...

A recent Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment study cataloged a wide variety of lichens, mosses and liverworts living on the urban trees of Vancouver, Canada.

Lichens are true pioneers, setting themselves up in environments so harsh as to be considered virtually barren. Given time, they can lay the foundations for whole fields of stone, sand, or even ...

Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect different parts of the body, including the skin, scalp, nails, and mucous membranes. Cutaneous LP causes itchy, purplish lesions on ...

They shoot up quickly and are pretty year-round. This tree grows 60 feet tall and 40 feet wide with a loosely pyramidal shape. It boasts silvery bark and three-lobed leaves that turn bright yellow, ...

The best fertilizer for crepe myrtles should provide good sources of micronutrients, along with other minor elements that the plants are in need of. However, during each growth cycle, crepe myrtles ...