Corticolous lichen explained

A corticolous lichen is a lichen that grows on bark.^{[1] [2]} This is contrasted with lignicolous lichen, which grows on wood that has had the bark stripped from it,^[3] and saxicolous lichen, which grows on rock.^[4]

Examples of corticolous lichens include the crustose lichen Graphis plumierae,^[5] foliose lichen Melanohalea subolivacea^[6] and the fruticose Bryoria fuscescens.^[7]

See also

• Phyllopsora ochroxantha

Notes and References

1. Alan Silverside's Lichen Glossary (a-f), Alan Silverside, http://www.lichens.lastdragon.org/faq/glossary1.html
2. Book: Shukla . V. . Upreti . D.K. . Bajpai . R. . Lichens to Biomonitor the Environment . Springer India . 2013 . 978-81-322-1503-5 . 20 April 2019 . 65.
3. Alan Silverside's Lichen Glossary (g-o), Alan Silverside, http://www.lichens.lastdragon.org/faq/glossary2.html
4. Alan Silverside's Lichen Glossary (p-z), Alan Silverside, http://www.lichens.lastdragon.org/faq/glossary3.html
5. Lücking . Robert . Archer . Alan W. . Aptroot . André . A world-wide key to the genus Graphis (Ostropales: Graphidaceae) . The Lichenologist . 41 . 4 . 2009 . 363–452 . 10.1017/S0024282909008305. 85421300 .
6. Otte . Volker . Esslinger . Theodore L.. Litterski. Birgit. Global distribution of the European species of the lichen genus Melanelia Essl. . Journal of Biogeography . 32 . 7 . 2005 . 1221–1241 . 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01268.x. free . 2005JBiog..32.1221O .
7. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.