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Cup Lichen

Cladonia sp.

Photo by groosha6
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Cladonia

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Comments (5)
suzmonk
Good thought, Musicwolf ...
Musicwolf
Looks like Reindeer Moss to me - Genus Cladonia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladonia
suzmonk
Hmm ... interesting. You should include that detail in your spotting description or notes, might be helpful. Pretty stuff, isn't it?
groosha6
I don't think it's Usnea because this stuff grows on the ground, not on tree branches like wiki says.
suzmonk
Some kind of beard lichen, I think, groosha6 ... genus Usnea.
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PublishedJune 3, 2014

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