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Pixie Cup Lichen

Cladonia chlorophaea

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

very small, greyish blue, rough texture, maybe some type of cup fungus?

Habitat:

this was growing amongst moss on the ground

Notes:

I spotted this just in one small place in Short Hills provincial park.

Reference Links:

Cladonia

Species ID Suggestions

Pixie cup lichen

Cladonia sp.

Reference Link
KristalWatrous
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Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Thanks a lot Kristal, I think it is C. chlorophaea.
KristalWatrous
Here's a website with more info on Cladonia chlorophaea, which looks pretty close: http://www.ontariowildflower.com/moss.htm#falsepixiecup

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PublishedSeptember 25, 2011

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