Foliicolous
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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 Script error: No such module "lang".[5] meaning on or over and Script error: No such module "lang". means leaf[6] so 'over leaf' and hypophyllous means 'under leaf'.[7] The microhabitat on the leaf surface is called a phyllosphere.[2][3]
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Epiphyllous bryophytes". Australian National Herbarium. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Definition of foliicolous". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Definition of -phyllous". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Definition of hypophyllous". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
