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Leafy
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Crusty
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Branchy
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Flakey
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Detailed explanation-1: -Foliose lichens are large and leafy, reaching diameters of several feet in some species, and are usually attached to the substrate by their large platelike thalli at the centre. These lichens have a distinct top and bottom side and can be leafy, flat, or bumpy…
Detailed explanation-2: -Cetraria, Cluiudhuria, Parmelia, and Xanthoria are some examples of foliose lichen.
Detailed explanation-3: -The foliose (leaf-like) lichens are the most common types that grow on the trunks of trees or on rocks in the shady woods. They’re usually gray-green and form more or less circular colonies. The glamorous lichens are the fruticose (shrub-like) lichens that grow more or less like real plants.
Detailed explanation-4: -Flavoparmelia caperata, the common greenshield lichen, is a foliose lichen that grows on the bark of trees, and occasionally on rock.