Lichen/Legends

Lichen found in the caves of Hoth

Lichens were small, adaptable fungi that grew symbiotically with algae, resulting in a composite organism that characteristically formed a crustlike or branching growth on surfaces such as rocks or tree trunks. Able to grow in almost any climate, lichens could be found from the freezing tundras of Hoth to the deserts of Tatooine.

Fields of lichens grew in Hoth's vast cave grottoes, providing an important source of food for wild tauntauns. These animals also sometimes found lichens on exposed outcroppings on the surface and just below the frost layer. There are to varieties, wall and floor.

The Yuuzhan Vong used glow-lichen to provide light. Eol Sha lichen was eaten by the planet's colonists.

Appearances

• The Old Republic: Revan
• Red Harvest
• Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan (Non-canonical appearance)
• The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing
• The Last One Standing
• Splinter of the Mind's Eye
• "Hoth" — Star Wars Tales 5
• Shadows of the Empire novel
• I, Jedi
• Jedi Search
• Children of the Jedi
• Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force
• Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones
• Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight
• Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty
• The New Jedi Order: Balance Point
• The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
• The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
• The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way
• The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
• Legacy of the Force: Tempest
• Fate of the Jedi: Backlash
• Crucible

Sources

• Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin
• Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
• "Another Spin Around the Galaxy" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 5
• The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
• The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
• Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
• The Essential Atlas

External links

• Lichen on Wikipedia

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