Lichen growing on the branch of a tree. Air plant. Family: Parmeliaceae, Genus: Flavoparmelia.


Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a fungus and a green alga. They are abundant as epiphytes on leaves and branches in rain forests and temperate woodland and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain.


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Keywords: air, close-, epiphyte, fungus, horizontal, lichen, pareliaceae, people, plant