A corticolous lichen is a
lichen that grows on bark.[1][2] This is contrasted with
lignicolous lichen, which grows on wood that has had the bark stripped from it,[3] and
saxicolous lichen, which grows on rock.[4]
^Alan Silverside's Lichen Glossary (g-o), Alan Silverside,
[2]
^Alan Silverside's Lichen Glossary (p-z), Alan Silverside,
[3]
^Lücking, Robert; Archer, Alan W.; Aptroot, André (2009). "A world-wide key to the genus Graphis (Ostropales: Graphidaceae)". The Lichenologist. 41 (4): 363–452.
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^Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.