Lichens of the Holy Hill orthodox sanctuary in Grabarka (NE Poland)

Lichens of the Holy Hill orthodox sanctuary in Grabarka (NE Poland)

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The Holy Hill Grabarka is one of the most important orthodox sanctuaries in Poland.The sanctuary is situated in Podlasie region between Bug and Narew rivers.It grew Scrubs/Scrapers in the shade of well developing (in the first centuries of the second millennium) towns Microwave High Voltage Diode Set Mielnik and Drohiczyn.The most striking thing is that the church is surrounded by a forest of thousands of crosses brought by pilgrims.The study present 64 species of epiphytic, epixylic, epilythic and epigeic lichens.

Among 64 lichen species 11 are considered to be threatened in Poland.