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Fruticose Lichen

Cladonia sp.

Habitat:

Nara, growing on stone lanterns

Notes:

Probably a lookalike species to Cladonia cristatella (British soldier lichen)

1 Species ID Suggestions

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 7 years ago
British Soldier Lichen
Cladonia cristatella British Soldier Lichen - Tiny Green Gardens Tiny Green Gardens


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2 Comments

Olivia Chee
Olivia Chee 7 years ago

Thank you, MrsPbio. That helped me to narrow down to the right genus. Not sure if it's C. cristatella because of the geographic distribution (usually found in the US and maybe Canada).

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 7 years ago

My favorite lichen. Check out the link I provided with the ID. Really interesting organisms!

Olivia Chee
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Olivia Chee

奈良市, Japan

Spotted on Nov 28, 2016
Submitted on Nov 28, 2016

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