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Cladonia prostrata
Spotted this small ball of foliose lichen on a rock face at Kennesaw Mountain
When it dries out it curls up, showing mostly the white underside then, when damp, it uncurls again.
Spotted on Feb 8, 2013
Submitted on Feb 9, 2013
2 Comments
Beautiful! I love the Cladonia lichens!!
So pleased to think that I have ID'd this. Will have to try to relocate it now that things are drying up on the mountain to see if I can get a picture of it when it's dry!