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have different properties from those of its component organisms. lichens come in many colors, sizes, and forms and are sometimes plant-like, but lichens are not plants . lichens may have tiny, leafless branches ( fruticose ), flat leaf-like structures ( foliose ), flakes that lie on the surface like
may contain the word moss (e.g., " reindeer moss ", " iceland moss "), and lichens may superficially look like and grow with mosses, but lichens are not related to mosses or any plant. [ ] : lichens do not have roots that absorb water and nutrients as plants do, [ ] : but like plants, they produce their...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichen
energy balance of arctic ecosystems. some species are common and circumpolar, whilst specialists and rare species are found in small, defined areas. arctic plants are more than colorful flowers arctic plant life, or flora, includes vascular plants like bushes, herbs, grass and sedges, but also mosses, lichens
of capturing sunlight, increasing temperature in the center of the flower and promoting the ripening of seeds. cushions of moss campion act as a tundra compass. flowers starts to develop on the south-facing warmer side and continues on the north-facing side only during long and warm summer mosses, lichens...
https://www.aeco.no/guidelines/vegetation-guidelines/