Question

Why are fruticose named so?

Answer 1

Fructicose is a type of lichen that has bushy habit i. e it grow like a shrub or bush. The thallus is shrubby, filamentous, grows perpendicular to the substrate.
Fructicose is derived from a Latin word 'fruticosus' which means shrub or bush.
Lichens are group of plants that consist of an alga and a fungus growing in a symbiotic relationship.