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British Soldier Lichen

Cladonia cristatella

Photo by JC_Forester
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Field Notes

Description:

The structure of the British soldier lichen can be called a podetium, where the entire structure is a fruticose lichen, because of the upright branches. The red structure at the top is an apothecium, an open ascocarp (fruiting body) that bears the ascospores in asci.

Reference Links:

Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for July 2002, Cladonia cristatella, the British…

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Comments (3)
chesterbperry
Gorgeous specimen Jared, I invite you to add this and any other lichens you may have from the region to my mission, http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/38230225
JC_Forester
Me too Mark! It was also solitary. Its amazing how something like this can appear to grow on a rock.
Mark Ridgway
Nice example Jared. The ones I've found only have maybe one or two red tips. That's a classic.

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PublishedJune 6, 2013

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