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Lichen and moss covered rock.
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An example is reindeer moss which is a lichen not a moss.
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A crustose lichen that grows on rock is called a saxicolous lichen.
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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.
It s also interesting to see how lichen and moss play a role in the ecosystem.
Lichen is a type of fungus that lives on air instead of other plants or animals as other fungi do.
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.
For example one of the main sources of nutrition for reindeer is lichen.