A fruticose lichen is a form of lichen fungi that is characterized by a coral-like shrubby or bushy growth structure. It is formed from a symbiotic relationship...

and fruticose are considered to be the three main forms. An areolate lichen is the most common form of crustose lichen. As with all crustose lichens, it...

Foliose lichens may sometimes branch and appear to be fruticose. Fruticose lichens may have flattened branching parts and appear leafy. Squamulose lichens may...

organisms start living in the rocks. [1] Foliose lichens have leaf-like thalli, while the fruticose lichens are like small bushes. They are attached to the...

character of something. alectorioid lichen An informal growth form category used for lichens that are fruticose, typically with beard-like thalli that...

Ramalina menziesii, the lace lichen or fishnet, is a pale yellowish-green to grayish-green fruticose lichen. It grows up to a meter long, hanging from...

Usnea is a genus of mostly pale grayish-green fruticose lichens that grow like leafless mini-shrubs or tassels anchored on bark or twigs.: 203  The genus...

continuous flow of time (though highly sped up), is the appearance of a fruticose lichen growing on the flowers over three days, and simultaneously on the protagonist's...

Ramalina farinacea is an epiphytic bushy shaped (fruticose) lichen common to areas with Mediterranean, subtropical, or temperate climates. It is in the...

man's beard or Methuselah's beard lichen, is a fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. This lichen is fruticose, with very long stems and short, even...

commonly known as the wolf lichen (although the species name vulpina, from vulpine relates to the fox), is a fruticose lichenized species of fungus in the...

commonly known as the sand-loving Iceland lichen, is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was formally...

Baeomyces rufus, commonly known as the brown beret lichen, is a fruticose lichen belonging to the cap lichen family, Baeomycetaceae. The species was first...

is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae. It is a common species found in Asia, Europe, and North America. The lichen was first formally...

Ramalina fraxinea, the cartilage lichen, is a fruticose lichen with erect or pendulous thalli and branches that are flattened. Colour varies from pale...

ciliaris, commonly known as the great ciliated lichen or eagle's claws, is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Physciaceae. It is predominantly...

pink earth lichen, is a fruticose lichen belonging to the family Icmadophilaceae. Carl Linnaeus the Younger described the pink earth lichen in his 1782...

bushy beard lichen, is a fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Usnea strigosa has worldwide distribution. It is a common tree lichen in Eastern...

Usnea filipendula, the fishbone beard lichen, is a pale gray-green fruticose lichen with a pendant growth form, growing in up to 20 cm many-branching...

Polycauliona polycarpa is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), fruticose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It was first formally described by German...

known as reindeer cup lichen, reindeer lichen (cf. Sw. renlav) or grey reindeer lichen, is a light-colored fruticose, cup lichen species in the family...

chrysophthalmus, sometimes referred to as the gold-eye lichen or golden-eye, is a fruticose lichen with branching lobes. Their sexual structures, apothecia...

commonly known as the British soldiers lichen or the British soldiers cup lichen, is a fruticose, cup lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae. The...

Recognized by its saffron-coloured pigmentation, this widespread fruticose lichen grows on rocks and branches of trees. It was first named and scientifically...

Usnea trichodea, commonly known as bony beard lichen, is a pale straw-colored fruticose lichen with a pendant growth form. It grows on trees and is native...

orangebush lichen, is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), fruticose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. This small orange lichen is endemic...

lichen, is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It is endemic to the Atlantic coast in Namibia and South Africa. The lichen was...

elevation, relative to other foliose and fruticose lichens. In areas of high pollution, the majority of lichens are killed and are the first plants to disappear...

greenish fruticose lichens that grow in the form of flattened, strap-like branches.: 189  Members of the genus are commonly called strap lichens: 189  or...

cells of the medulla. Fruticose lichens have one cortex encircling the branches, even flattened, leaf-like forms. Foliose lichens have different upper...