On Sat, 7 Oct 2006 09:52:41 +0100, "RzB"
wrote:

I wonder if an expert on this NG could assist me.
I have googled etc but am still not clear.

I have in the back of my mind from school days,
(a long, long time ago) that moss is just a form
of lichen.

Have I got it all wrong? Or perhaps I'm even asking
a question that doesn't technically make sense!

Many thanks,
Roy


They are different. A lichen is a combination of a fungus and an
algae.

the word "moss" does show up in the common names of some lichens, but
properly used they are quite different

http://www.ontariowildflower.com/moss.htm

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...4065822AAjbshm