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Fam. Cladonia
Lichens, a miniature world in the forest! This is most likely a Cladonia pyxidata, but there are a few different types, quite similar. Cladonia pyxidata is a lichen in the genus Cladonia ("cup lichens"). Like all lichens, it is not one but two organisms, living symbiotically; one fungus and cyanobacteria (bluegreen algae). The latin name comes from the fungus.
Granite Rock and old spruce stump on an island (near the baltic sea, brackish water)
Spotted on Jun 21, 2013
Submitted on Jun 25, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Mark! I also like the 3rd and 4th pictures, it was an unexpected place for it to grow. But as a miniatyre picture, it is hard to see what it is.
Nice work Tiz. I like the 3rd for some reason..