A Study to Identify the Lichens in Some Areas of Al Jabal Al Akhdar According to Appearance and Substrates of Growing Plant

Abstract

       This study provides information about the classification of lichens in the village of (Al-Zaheem), which is located in areas of Jabal Al-Akhdar during the year 2023, and to identify the swarms on which lichens grow. Also, the soil surface and calcareous rocks have been classified into three kinds: leafy, dendritic and crusty groups. We were able to identify 6 families, namely (Teloschistales, Cladoniaceae, Rmalinaceae, Acarosporaceae, Lacanoraceae and Thelotremataceae) and nine genera, which are Ramalina sinensis, Cladonia foliacea, Cladania rangiferina, Cladania fimbriata, Xantaria parietina, Diposchistes ocllatus , Lecanara muralis, Acarosparq thamnin and Caloplaca aurantia, and this study will serve as a starting point for identifying other types of lichens in different places.