Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: bright red apothecaria

Cladonia bellidiflora, 'Toy Soldiers'

28 Jul 2009 196
Thanks to Doug for the ID on this one! We saw this different Lichen while on a botanizing hike into the mountains, along the Pocaterra Cirque Trail three days ago. Doug, I hope you don't mind if I use your description of this - if I try putting it into my own words, I might get it all wrong : ) "Cladonia bellidiflora 'Toy Soldiers' is a fruticose lichen with large bright red apothecia on a squamule covered podetia. Growing on a rock that is thickly covered with mosses." Or is this Cladonia Borealis?