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Fruticose Lichen

Cladonia sp.

Photo by Olivia Chee
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Nara, growing on stone lanterns

Notes:

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

Species ID Suggestions

British Soldier Lichen

Cladonia cristatella

Reference Link
MrsPbio
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Comments (2)
Olivia Chee
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
My favorite lichen. Check out the link I provided with the ID. Really interesting organisms!

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Biodiversity of Central Japan
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PublishedNovember 28, 2016

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