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A '''fruticose lichen''' is a [[lichen]] with a bush-like form.<ref name=LYP>Sharon Eversman, [http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/YS15(3)partII.pdf "Lichens in Yellowstone Park"], Plan Your Visit, National Park Service</ref> The "branches" have a single "skin" ([[cortex (lichen)|cortex]]) wrapping around the "branch", even when the branch is flattened or leaf-like, whereas a [[foliose lichen]] has an upper and lower cortex. |
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A '''fruticose lichen''' is amoung the bushy types of [[lichens]]. It has a vertical growth pattern and thread-like weavings. They are found as mounds, or "tangles" attached to the substrate only at their bases, and usually with a circular cross-section. |
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Revision as of 06:14, 18 January 2015
A fruticose lichen is amoung the bushy types of lichens. It has a vertical growth pattern and thread-like weavings. They are found as mounds, or "tangles" attached to the substrate only at their bases, and usually with a circular cross-section.
Uses Along with other
References
2. Concord Staff http://staff.concord.org/~btinker/gaiamatters/investigations/lichens/typeslichens.html
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