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Some forms of lichen are encountered more rarely, since special conditions are required for them. Many of these lichens have so many small sizes, that they cannot be examined without the magnifying glass. More distinguished is [Lobariya] pulmonary (Lobaria of pulmonaria); it can be extended by width palm along the trunk of tree. It they call “pulmonary”, since dents are on its surface similar to the alveoli in the lungs of man. [Lobariya] pulmonary in the abundance grows in the broad-leaved scaffolding, where the high humidity is much light. It is possible to at present reveal in more than 400 places from entire Latvia. Very rare forms are Collema of spp. and Cetrelia of olivetorum, which can be revealed only in some places. Ferns occupy special position in the people popular beliefs. The fact that the fern does not happen to have colors, it gave birth to many fairy tales and legends. For example, there is a popular belief, that the fern flowers only on the eve of summer solstice, and that, who will see this flower, expects prosperity, the success in the love, and he will be able to pass through the closed doors and to understand the language of animals. Unfortunately, this only of legend; in reality, ferns, as fungi, multiply by disputes.

The ferns, which in Latvia can be seen in the forest or on the forest openings, the edges of the woods, in the shady hollows, on the cliffs from the sandstone, and also in the gardens and the parks, are unusually beautiful. Ferns are not rarity in Latvia, but some of their forms are encountered rarely and they are found under the protection.