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Coral Lichen

Cladia retipora

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This lichen was growing in small cushion-shaped (pulvinate) clumps about 5 cms wide on the ground. The pale green-grey branching body showed small fenestrations or openings as can be seen in pic 2.

Habitat:

Spotted growing on ground - open scrub with mixed a natives. <br>
This lichen is native to Australia and new Zealand.

Notes:

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/1… <br>

Family: Cladoniaceae

Reference Links:

T.E.R:R.A.I.N - Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Informati…

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