lithophyte
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lithophyte
[′lith·ə‚fīt] (ecology)
A plant that grows on rock.
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Extremely low levels of allozyme variation of the two rare and endangered
lithophytes or epiphytes Bulbophylhm drymoglossum and Sarcanthus scolopendrifolius (Orchidaceae).
Species of Hechtia are terrestrial and inhabit dry, rocky places growing as
lithophytes, sometimes on vertical walls along rivers, always on well drained soils.
Herbs, vines,
lithophytes, or epiphytes (these usually leaf succulents), rarely stem succulents, with milky, yellow, or clear latex.
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