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Field Notes

Notes:

The tiny green plants around the lichen look like Politrichum moss (sometimes called haircap moss).

Species ID Suggestions

Reindeer lichen

Cladonia sp.

Comments (4)

The tiny green plants around the lichen look like Politrichum moss (sometimes called haircap moss).
The whitish thing in the centre is a lichen, probably of the genus Cladonia. Lichen are not technically a plant since they are composed of algae and fungi living in a symbiotic relationship.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2011

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