Assertion: lichen's structure | /r/Synonym | rhizine
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text: Foliose lichens attach to surfaces by hyphae in the lower cortex with smaller root like structures called rhizines (Lichens of North America Pg 13, 3) Lichens play an important role environmentally.
text: Foliose lichen tend to look like leafy growths attached to the substrate with one or more stem like structures called rhizines.
text: Lichen thallus which is generally "leaf-like", in appearance and attached to the substrate at various points by root-like structures called rhizines.
text: Lower Cortex: Usually same composition as the upper cortex and attached to the substrate by root-like structures called rhizines.