Fruticose lichen characteristics

Question

Fruticose lichen definition | Fruticose lichen scientific name | Where does fruticose lichen grow?

Answer 1

Fruticose lichen characteristics:

1. Fruticose lichens have an erect shrub-like or filamentous morphology and can be approximately 10cm high.
2. The thallus is complex, conspicuous and much branched.
3. The branches are cylindrical, slender and ribbon-like.
4. The thallus is attached to the substratum only at the base by a flattened disc.
5. The thallus does not show differentiation of upper and lower surfaces.
6. Examples: Evernia, Cladonia, Usnea