Table 2 Number of macrolichen species belonging to various growth forms and habitat categories in Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Sikkim.
Growth form | Number of species | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Kashmir | Uttarakhand | Sikkim | |
Crustose | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Foliose | 56 | 86 | 66 |
Fruticose | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Squamulose | 17 | 8 | 19 |
Habitat categories | |||
Corticolous | 46 | 41 | 34 |
Saxicolous | 19 | 15 | 21 |
Terricolous | 12 | 15 | 26 |
Lignicolous | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Lignicolous/Terricolous | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Corticolous/ Ramulicolous | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Corticolous/Saxicolous | 4 | 19 | 15 |
Corticolous/Terricolous | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Terricolous/Muscicolous | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Corticolous/Saxicolous/Terricolous | 0 | 10 | 7 |
Terricolous/Muscicolous/Saxicolous | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Saxicolous/Terricolous | 0 | 3 | 1 |
