Earth:Foliicolous
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Short description: Concept in plant science
Foliicolous refers to the growth habit of certain lichens, algae, fungi, liverworts, and other bryophytes that prefer to grow on the leaves of vascular plants.[1][2][3] Foliicolous simply means 'growing upon leaves'[4] whilst epiphyllous derives from the Greek epi-[5] meaning on or over and phyllous means leaf[6] so 'over leaf' and hypophyllous means 'under leaf'.[7] The microhabitat on the leaf surface is called a phyllosphere.[2][3]
See also
- Epibiont
- Epiphytes
- Phyllosphere
- Epiphytic fungus
- Parasitic plant
- Epilith
- Microbiota
References
- ↑ Pócs, Tamás; Tóthmérész, Béla (1997). "Foliicolous bryophyte diversity in tropical rainforests". Abstracta Botanica 21 (1): 135-144.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Foliicolous lichens". Australian National Botanic Gardens. https://www.anbg.gov.au/lichen/ecology-foliicolous.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Epiphyllous bryophytes". Australian National Botanic Gardens. https://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/ecology-epiphyllous.html.
- ↑ "Definition of foliicolous" (in en). https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foliicolous.
- ↑ "Definition of epi-" (in en). https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epi-.
- ↑ "Definition of -phyllous" (in en). https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-phyllous.
- ↑ "Definition of hypophyllous" (in en). https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypophyllous.
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