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Lichen (Fruticose)
Lichen (Fruticose) (Product Code: SCL469/0189) is a specimen of a fruticose lichen — the shrubby, branched growth form — in a glass specimen jar, used to teach lichen types, symbiosis and air-quality indicators in biology and ecology lessons. It gives students a three-dimensional example of a lichen that stands upright or hangs from its surface instead of lying flat against it. The specimen is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India, for high school and college biology lab equipment lists.
Key Details
| Parameter | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Biological specimen (lichen) |
| Growth form | Fruticose — shrubby, branched or hanging strands |
| Supplied in | Glass specimen jar |
| Purpose | Showing the most upright of the lichen growth forms |
| Suitable for | Classification, symbiosis and environmental biology lessons |
| Product code | SCL469/0189 |
| Supplied by | Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India |
What Is the Fruticose Lichen Specimen Used For?
It is used to show the growth form that is easiest to tell apart from the others: fruticose lichens are attached at a small base and grow outward as branched strands. In class, the specimen helps explain how the fungal partner provides structure and holds moisture while the algal or cyanobacterial partner produces food by photosynthesis. Because shrubby lichens are generally among the first to disappear where air is polluted, the jar also opens a discussion on lichens as indicators of air quality.
Ask students to sketch the branching pattern and compare it with a foliose lichen, noting the difference in how each is attached. A mushroom specimen is a useful reminder of what a fungus looks like when it lives on its own, and a cyanobacterium slide shows one kind of photosynthetic partner. Wipe the jar with a dry cloth only, and keep the lid tightly closed on the botany shelf of a combined biology room.
Supplier
This fruticose lichen is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, known by its trading name ScienceLab and based in Ambala, Haryana, India. The company sources ecology and plant-diversity specimens for schools, colleges and dealers, and handles quotations for India and international markets from one office. More about the company is available on our company profile.
Related Biology Lab Equipment
Related items for teaching lichens and their partners:
- Lichen (Foliose) — leaf-like lobes for comparison with the branched form
- Lichen (Crustose) — completes the set of three growth forms
- Agaricus — a jar specimen of a free-living fungus, for discussing the fungal partner
- Oscillatoria — a prepared slide of a cyanobacterium, one type of photosynthetic partner
- Hand Lens — for tracing the branching strands through the glass
The Biology Lab category lists our other specimens and slides.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a fruticose lichen different from the other types?
A fruticose lichen grows as upright or hanging branched strands attached at one point, as the Lichen (Fruticose) specimen shows. Foliose lichens instead form flat, leaf-like lobes, and crustose lichens form a thin crust pressed onto their surface.
Is Fructicose the same as Fruticose?
Yes. Fruticose is the correct botanical term for shrubby lichens. The Lichen (Fruticose) specimen was earlier listed as “Lichen (Fructicose)”, a spelling that still appears in its web address; the product and its code SCL469/0189 are unchanged.
Is the species of the Lichen (Fruticose) specimen named?
Our product details identify the Lichen (Fruticose) specimen by its growth form, not by species. Please contact us if your syllabus requires a named species, and we will check the batch you are quoted.
Can the Lichen (Fruticose) specimen be removed for microscope work?
The Lichen (Fruticose) specimen is supplied in a glass specimen jar for viewing through the glass. For microscope work on the partners, prepared slides of algae and cyanobacteria are a better choice than opening the jar.
What details of the Lichen (Fruticose) specimen are not in the listing?
Jar size, preservation method and specimen size are not stated for the Lichen (Fruticose) specimen. We can confirm these when you ask for a quotation, so you can plan shelf space and storage before the order is placed.
Who supplies the Lichen (Fruticose) specimen?
Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, Haryana, India, supplies the Lichen (Fruticose) specimen. Send the code with the quantity for each delivery address and the company will prepare a combined quotation for India or international delivery.
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Last updated: 24 September 2026
