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British soldier lichen

Cladonia cristatella

Description:

Grey stems with red tips.

1 Species ID Suggestions

a lichen blooming?


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6 Comments

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson 12 years ago

Thanks!! @ AlexKonig, I didn't even realize I didn't have it as fungi. Thank you for pointing that out to me!! I updated!

AlexKonig
AlexKonig 12 years ago

i had mark them in my browser to comment them only, but in the rush i had given a suggestion on a most-likely already right id spotting (wasn't the original intention) , back then i just wanted to suggest to set them to category : "fungi", because "lichen" are fungi and moss in symbiose. so sorry for eventually confusion and btw nice find, would love to find some "lipstick/ british soldier lichen" myself. maybe next year !!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

i read that the presence of Lichen indicates clean air!!

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson 13 years ago

Thank you! I will update the information. I searched Lichen Blooming and it looks just like what I have been finding in the woods.

auntnance123
auntnance123 13 years ago

I remember seeing these often as a kid in the Ocala National Forest.

ceherzog
ceherzog 13 years ago

Looks like a lichen with fruiting bodies. No idea what kind.

courtneyhitson
Spotted by
courtneyhitson

Abbeville, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Apr 8, 2011
Submitted on Apr 10, 2011

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