Cave Lichen/DST

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DST

“Only a cyanobacteria could grow in this light.”

–Wilson

“A gross, crusty plant.”

–Willow

“I'm lichen this!”

–Wolfgang

“How does it manage to grow like that?”

–Wendy

“A SLOW GROWING SYMBIOTE”

–WX-78

“A symbiote! A fungus and a phycobiontic bacteria.”

–Wickerbottom

“Looks barely edible.”

–Woodie

“This fungus survived the downfall.”

–Maxwell

“Sky blue nönsense plant.”

–Wigfrid

“It likes it down here.”

–Webber

“Really scraping the barrel for produce here.”

–Warly

“Rock belly stuff”

–Wormwood

“Not to my lichen. Ha!”

–Winona

“Last resort underground foodstuffs.”

–Wortox

“Cave food.”

–Wurt

“It grows in most caves.”

–Walter

“I'm not stopping to gawk at every plant I see!”

–Wanda

Cave Lichen is a harvestable fungus found in the Ruins, commonly in the Wilds and occasionally Village Biomes. A small number can also be found in the Labyrinth near the Ancient Guardian. When harvested, it yields 1 Lichen and then takes 3-5 days to become harvestable again. It does not grow during Winter.

Cave Lichen cannot be relocated. They are flammable and will leave behind 1 Ashes when burned.

Tips

• Lichen counts as a vegetable and can easily be collected in large quantities facilitating certain Crock Pot recipes, due to the abundance of Cave Lichen in the Ruins.

Trivia

• Cave Lichen used to be green before it was changed in the Stuff of Nightmares update. 

Gallery

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  Original texture of Cave Lichen.
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  Lichen Picked

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