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reindeer lichen

Cladonia arbuscula

Photo by KarenSaxton
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43.4073, -124.236

Field Notes

Description:

Green-grey moss growing from the ground which looks somewhat like the moss growing from the trees, but tougher and sturdier

Habitat:

edge of trail area on the dunes in sandy loam

Notes:

There was a recent wind storm and at first I thought this had been blown down, but when I tried to pick some up, it was firmly anchored

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)
LarsKorb
yes, i cross posted my comment - everything's correct - sry for confusion
KarenSaxton
I must have fixed while you were posting - unless you meant the scientific name?
LarsKorb
You misspelled it unfortunately ;) Nice catch!
KarenSaxton
This is my best guess given that stellaris is an east coast resident
KarenSaxton
Thank you! It was pretty cool for me. Seems very localized to this one park
AlexKonig
btw, fantastic spottining, like that structure !!
AlexKonig
karen, that should be a lichen from the cladonia fam. Here also know as "Reindeer lichen /rendiermos" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladina_rangiferina ). take a look for local cladonia species. good luck.

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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2012

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