A corticolous lichen is a lichen that grows on bark.Alan Silverside's Lichen Glossary (a-f), Alan Silverside

/ref> This is contrasted with lignicolous lichen, which grows on wood that has had the bark stripped from it,Alan Silverside's Lichen Glossary (g-o), Alan Silverside

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saxicolous lichen A saxicolous lichen is a lichen that grows on rock. The prefix "sax" from the Latin means "rock" or "stone". Characteristics Saxicolous lichens exhibit very slow growth rates. They may develop on rock substrates for long periods of time, give ...

, which grows on rock.Alan Silverside's Lichen Glossary (p-z), Alan Silverside

/ref> Examples of corticolous lichens include the crustose lichen ''

Graphis plumierae ''Graphis plumierae'' is a species of script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It was described as new to science in 1915 by Finnish mycologist Edvard Vainio. The type was collected in Gourbeyre, Guadeloupe. In 2016, ''G. plumierae'' was ...

'', foliose lichen ''

Melanohalea subolivacea ''Melanohalea subolivacea'', commonly known as the brown-eyed camouflage lichen, is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Taxonomy The lichen was first documented by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander. The type specimen wa ...

'' and the fruticose ''

Bryoria fuscescens ''Bryoria fuscescens'' is a species of lichen of the family Parmeliaceae. As of July 2021, its conservation status has not been estimated by the IUCN. In Iceland, where it grows as an epiphyte on downy birch stems and branches, it is classified ...

''.Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands celandic Institute of Natural History(1996).
Válisti 1: Plöntur.
' (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.

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