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Xerophytic |
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| A plant able to survive in an environment with little available water or moisture, usually in environments where potential evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation for all or part of the growing season. |
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Lithophilic |
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A type of plant that grows in or on rocks. |
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Granite Outcrop |
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Exposed granitic rocks. Black moss are usually found here. |
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Primary Ecological Succession |
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Ecological succession development that begins on an area that has not been previously occupied by a community, such as a newly exposed rock or sand surface, a lava flow, glacial tills, or a newly formed lake.
(lichens and mosses are some pioneers of ecological succession). |
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| The ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment through either absorption or adsorption and becoming physically 'changed,' somewhat: by an increase in volume, stickiness, or other physical characteristic. |
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Absorptive |
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Means by which black moss can undergo hygroscopy. |
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The visible (green) part of the Black moss is the haploid gametophyte. The sporophyte is rarely seen.
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