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Dixie Reindeer Lichen

Cladonia subtenuis

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Field Notes

Description:

Gray to pale green lichen with multiple branched podetia forming a ball-like cluster.

Habitat:

Growing in large clumps on the rocky hillsides near a clearing of dense mixed hardwood forest.

Reference Links:

Dixie Reindeer Lichen - Cladina subtenuis - Details, Ways of Enlichenment - Lichens of North America

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