sentence: Wind carries the pieces, which grow when moisture returns.
sentences_before: They make small groups of algal cells surrounded by fungal filaments. These 'soridia' can be blown by wind. Some lichens just break up into fragments when they dry.
sentences_after: Also, lichen fungi can reproduce sexually by forming fruiting bodies containing spores.
concept_name: wind
headings: Lichen Their life habit Reproduction
categories: Fungi Botany Bacteria Algae Extremophiles