#cladonia

[wild-e-eep]

Some brilliant matchstick lichen shining through the November gloaming

#FencepostOfTheWeek #Cladonia #lichen #fencepost #Argyll #UK #nature photography

[lindagoesmushrooming]

#mushrooms #fungi #moss #forest floor #forestcore #mycology #naturecore #nature photography #nature #cladonia #lichen #original photographers #photographers on tumblr

[myxomycota]

Tubifera ferruginosa fruiting around a Cladonia sp. lichen by John MacKay

#tubifera ferruginosa #tubifera #myxomycota #slime mold #slime mould #lichen #cladonia #lichenology #mycology #myxomycology #nature photography #forest floor #forest photography #macro photography #clusters #trypophobia

[geopsych]

Small woodland things in winter, 2018: Gaultheria or wintergreen berries and Cladonia lichens. Sorry, I don’t know mosses.

#pennsylvania #plants #gaultheria #cladonia #moss #lichen #winter #december

[lichenaday]

Cladonia coccifera 

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#lichen #lichens #lichenology #lichenologist #mycology #ecology #biology #fungi #fungus #algae #phycology #symbiosis #symbiotic organisms #I'm lichen it #lichen a day #daily lichen post #Cladonia coccifera #Cladonia #trypo #trypophobia

[seabeck]

Lichen lips

#lichen #cladonia #macro #forest #nature #beauty #photographers on tumblr #artists on tumblr #original photographers #original photography #photography #aesthetic #Washington #pnw #westcoastbestcoast #art #vsco #pacific northwest #explore #travel #cottagecore #naturecore #grandmacore #p

[vothnthorvaldson-blog]

Cladonia sp. (my bet is on C. macilenta, but one should never trust Cladonias on looks, and I don't have the supplies here to do chemical tests).

South-eastern Vancouver island, BC, Canada. March 15, 2024.

#lichen #lichens #fungus #fungi #cladonia #mycology #nature

[microcosmicobservations]

Hike to the beach in the snow, part 1 (Wisconsin 2023)

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#lichen #mycology #fungus #cladonia #hemlock grove #photography #nature #outdoors

[blogbirdfeather]

Cladonia pyxidata

Lisboa/Portugal (12/02/2024)

[Nikon D850; AF 105mm Micro-Nikkor F2,8 with Circular Flash Nissin MF 18; 1/250s; F18; 400 ISO]

#lichens #lichen photography #foliose lichens #cladonia #cladonia pyxidata

[balthazarslostlibrary]

Cladonia sp, Pixie cups or Moss lichen, Aotearoa, photo credit to me.

Cladonia is probably my favourite genus of lichen, and fortunately they grow all over the place where I live. They have some really cool colours with a mix of flourescent greens, subtle greys, and more or fewer speckles of hot red when they are producing spores. Interestingly, although they are under the same genus, there are two distinct different shapes (or 'morphotypes') that Cladonia lichen species form into.

The first of these is the classic look that people often recognise; a cup or goblet shape, shown in the first four photos. This is called the cladonia morphotype, and is commonly called pixie cups, which is such a delightful and whimsical name. Yes, the morphotype is the same as the genus, yes it's annoying, we all just have push past that.

The second morphotype, called cladina is shown in the last photo. It is much more highly branched, and forms many series of almost antler-like growths, and are sometimes confused with other lichens such as Beard lichens (Usnea). This is what you might call a moss lichen. Not pictured here is Cladonia rangiferina, a species of cladina morphotype that grows very quickly for a lichen, and makes up part of the diet of large mammals such as reindeer in other countries.

If you want to see more examples of cladina morphotype, I posted some photos of a bunch of cool lichen here.

Kā mihi ki a koutou Kia pai ō koutou rā!

#lichen #lichen photography #nature #cladonia #cladina

[gaynaturalistghost]

My lichen boy! He’s had a growth spurt : )

Horns, sleeves, and lace detail are Cladonia sp. Lichen around his face is Niebla sp. his hat is a Parmelia or umbilicaria, I haven’t decided what the top will look like.

#lichen creatures #my boy #lichen #niebla #Cladonia #old god #eldrich #my oc #my dnd oc #dnd #art #dnd character art #my dnd character #concept art #he is juste a little creacher #thatse it

[pickleweed2]

Cladonias, on bark of a decaying shore pine, 60 image stack

Samoa Dunes, California

#cladonia #lichen #lichenology #forest floor #nature #macrophotography #imagestack #nikon #original photographers

[lindagoesmushrooming]

#mushrooms #fungi #lichen #cladonia #forestcore #forest floor #mycology #nature #naturecore #nature photography #original photographers #photographers on tumblr

[photo-biont]

#cladonia #lichen #olympus om 5 #middle fork snoqualmie river #king county #washington

[botanizing]

tundra texture tuesday

What a combo this week! Cetraria nivalis (white leafy), Stereocaulon sp. (white popcorn-like), and a couple Cladonia species (white treelike and brown spikes).

#tundra texture #tundra texture tuesday #tundra #lichen #lichens #lichenology #Cetraria #Cetraria nivalis #Stereocaulon #Cladonia #on fleek in beaver creek

[lichenaday]

Cladonia atlantica

Atlantic cladonia, Atlantic cup lichen

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#lichen #lichens #lichenology #lichenologist #mycology #ecology #biology #fungi #fungus #symbiosis #symbiotic organisms #algae #Cladonia atlantica #Cladonia #pixie cup lichen #I'm lichen it #lichen a day #daily lichen post #life science #environmental science #natural science #nature #naturalist #beautiful nature #weird nature