rygcrym
A lichen found in forests of cobber cedar, it is the only known decomposer of cobberwood. It is very sensitive to bright light and will wither and die if exposed. It is also rather flammable, which is why it thrives in the highly fire-resistant cobber tree forests.
It also goes by the name ironeater lichen. Besides use as a decomposer of cobberwood or as an emergency fuel source, rygcrym has little economic value.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Like most lichen, rygcrym is a symbiotic colony of algae and fungus, and also with yeast-like elements found in the skin of the organism when in its fruticose form. Most often, it is found in its crustos form as it desolves cobberwood.
Growth Rate & Stages
The more that cobber cedar is exposed to dark and damp conditions, the faster and more prolific that rygcrym grows and consumes the cobberwood. However, like with most lichens, this is still a naturally slow process.
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