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Trumpet lichen

Cladonia sp

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Field Notes

Description:

Moss like lichen forming mats of some 30cm in diameter. Green-grey apothecia are up to 2 cm tall, with cup like tops 3 to 5 mm across. Thalus leaflike.

Habitat:

Found on edges of oak forests, very close to roads and habitation, coast of Brittany.

Notes:

Probably Cladonia fimbriana.

Reference Links:

Cladonia - Wikipedia

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Comments (1)
Tukup
Unusual formation, at least for me. Thanks for sharing Zlatan.

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