(Of a species or plant) growing on rock.
Growing on the naked surfaces of rocks and deriving nourishment from any litter they can accumulate around their roots.
Growing on the naked surfaces of rocks and deriving nourishment from any litter they can accumulate around their roots—contrasted with epiphytic, which means growing perched on other plants. Many lithophytes are also epiphytes, growing on either rocks or trees but not in the ground.