lithophyte

Also known as Saxicolous

thumb|Nepenthes misoolensis|Nepenthes misoolensis growing as a lithophyte in [[Raja Ampat, New Guinea]]

~5 min read

Article

8 sections

Contents

Nutrients
Walls colonised as artificial cliffs by lithophytes
Examples
Carnivorous plants
Tennyson poem inspired by lithophyte
Gallery
See also
References

thumb|Nepenthes misoolensis|Nepenthes misoolensis growing as a lithophyte in [[Raja Ampat, New Guinea]]

Lithophytes are plants that grow in or on rocks. Epilithic (or epipetric) lithophytes grow on the surfaces of rocks, while endolithic (or chasmophytes) lithophytes grow in the cracks or crevices of rocks. Obligate lithophytes grow solely on rocks, while facultative lithophytes will grow partially on a rock and on another substrate simultaneously.