Stats

Lifespan

30-100 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Subtropical forest

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

Ruffle Lichens are leafy fungi that grow on tree bark in humid tropical forests. They absorb all their moisture and nutrients directly from the surrounding air.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   spore

   A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2. 2.
   mycelium

   A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
3. 3.
   fruiting body

   A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Lecanoromycetes

Order

Lecanorales

Family

Parmeliaceae

Genus

Parmotrema