Lichen And Moss Covered Rock

It s also interesting to see how lichen and moss play a role in the ecosystem.
Lichen and moss covered rock. Gardeners wanting an old world look to their garden grow lichen because it is self sustaining and can grow anywhere including on rocks soil leaves and bark. See more ideas about lichen lichen moss fungi. Jul 14 2016 explore linda teague s board lichen followed by 1128 people on pinterest. 159 crustose lichens that grow on the rock are epilithic and those that grow immersed inside rock growing between the crystals with only their fruiting bodies exposed to the air are called endolithic lichens.
Likewise sheet moss can help provide nesting material as well as a shelter for smaller animals. A crustose lichen that grows on rock is called a saxicolous lichen. Lichen is a type of fungus that lives on air instead of other plants or animals as other fungi do. For example one of the main sources of nutrition for reindeer is lichen.
An example is reindeer moss which is a lichen not a moss. A moss covered rock finds out he needs to wake up at 4am for his new job wow that s a bit early for my lichen okay i thought this up on the way to work this morning and i m like 40 sure it s original.