Squamulose Lichen

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026479",
  "term": "Squamulose Lichen",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Squamulose lichens have scale-like lobes called squamules that are typically small and overlap to form mats. The squamules are attached to their substrate at one end, like a tiny shingle. Squamulose lichens are similar to crustose lichens at the base, with leaf-like squamules that are lifted up off of the substrate.",
  "references": [
    "DOI National Park Service Everglades Lichens at http://www.nps.gov/ever/naturescience/lichens.htm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/squamulose-lichen/"
}