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