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Lichen

Caribou lichen

Notes:

I think this is also Lichen, or could be mushroom family?

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5 Comments

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago



Thank you very much drP. Caribou lichen is a perfect match and I will add the ID. Thank you so much for your help!
By the way, would you know about this?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/234...

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Thank very much Argy Bee. Now I know that this is lichen.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Thanks drP. I like the red tips.

drP
drP 11 years ago

This is a Cladonia lichen. C. rangiferina, reindeer lichen (aka reindeer moss) is very common and widespread: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladonia_ra...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Beautiful stuff. I think a coral fungus type.

RiekoS
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RiekoS

New York, USA

Spotted on May 11, 2013
Submitted on May 13, 2013

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