Another word for lichen

lichen Synonyms

lichen

fungus growth, fungus-alga, thallophyte, epiphyte, symbiont; see also plant.

Types of lichen include: foliaceous, crustaceous, fruticose, gelatinous, Iceland moss, reindeer moss, reindeer lichen, Rocella tinctoria, Rocella fuciformis (both Latin).

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The water moved silently over moss and lichen covered slabs of rocks, forming small pools in the low spots.
The reproductive organs of the lichen are of a typically fungal character, i.e.
The thallus or body of the lichen is of very different form in different genera.
The relations of the Alga and the Fungus, which have formed a close associationship in the structure known as the Lichen, were established many years ago.
Above this grows a species of pine, which becomes dwarfed and disappears at an altitude of about 6000 ft., beyond which is a zone of lichen and moss covered or almost bare rock.

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