- in or on rocks. They can be
classified as
either epilithic (or epipetric) or endolithic;
epilithic lithophytes grow on the
surfaces of rocks,
while endolithic...
-
vegetation Algal community types: Epipelic:
Algae that grow on
sediments Epilithic:
Algae that grow on
rocks Epipsammic:
Algae that grow on (or within) sand...
-
plants (in a
first stage nitrogen-fixing
lichens and
cyanobacteria then
epilithic higher plants)
become established very
quickly on
basaltic lava, even...
-
Anthurium of the
section Pachyneurium, it
grows either terrestrially or
epilithically in
areas of
seasonal dryness. It has
erect leaves that feel like leather...
- lithophytic,
epilithic.
epiphloedal Growing on the
surface of bark.
Contrast endophloedal (growing inside, not on, the bark) and
epilithic (growing on...
- lith-
stone Gr**** λίθος (líthos) aerolithology, endolith, endolithic,
epilithic, lithagogue, lithic, lithography, lithology, lithophile, lithophone, lithophyte...
- Brazil, not far from Rio de
Janeiro and São Paulo. It is an
epiphytic and
epilithic species of
Philodendron (growing upon
trees or rock outcroppings). This...
- from UV light. Most
parrotfish species are herbivores,
feeding mainly on
epilithic algae. A wide
range of
other small organisms are
sometimes eaten, including...
- a
saxicolous lichen.: 159
Crustose lichens that grow on the rock are
epilithic, and
those that grow
immersed inside rock,
growing between the crystals...
-
pendulous epiphyte in
tropical rainforests, some
species may also grow
epilithic or, rarely, terrestrial. The
genus is
found widely in
Central America...
