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This is a test version of the LIAS Glossary. Many definitions presented here are still in need of revision! Criticism as well as collaboration is welcome!
growth form (noun, pl. growth forms; synonym: growth habit) – the general appearance and structural organization of an organism; in lichens commonly three major growth forms are distinguished: crustose, foliose, and fruticose. Related terms: habit.
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Referenced by: Areolate, Barbate, Byssoid, Crustose, Dimorphic, Dispersed, Erect, Erose, Filamentous, Foliose, Fruticose, Gelatinized, General Growth Morphology, Granular, Growth Habit, Habit, Immersed, Long, Pannose, Primary Thallus Subunit, Short, Squamule, Squamulose, Strigose, Subcrustose, Subfoliose, Subfruticose, Thick, Thin, Umbilicate
Resources: Flora Australia Fungi Lichens | Ill. Myc. Ass. | Sydney Gloss.: A-B C-M N-Z | Cornell Pl. Path. | APS Pl. Path.: A-D E-H I-M N-R S-V W-Z.
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