Question

A lichen having much branched system of cylindrical or ribbon-like branches but a small thallus, is called as

• A. Foliose lichen
• B. Fruticose lichen
• C. Crsutaceous lichen
• D. Thallose lichen

Answer 1

The correct option is B Fruticose lichen

Fruticose lichen ususally round in cross secetion (terete), and most are branched. They can be like little shrubs growing upward, or they can hang down in long strands. The fruticose lichens have much branched cylindrical, ribbon-like, flattened or sometimes filamentous thalli.