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Cladonia didyma Red-tipped, minty green lichen with some darkening of the podetia. The podetia are 10-30mm long with red caps called apothecia--which are spore-bearing structures. Growing on moss in dense, moist mixed hardwood forest. Cladonia,Cladonia didyma,Cladoniaceae,Geotagged,Summer,United States,fungi,fungus,lichen,lichens,mushroom,mushrooms,southern soldiers,southern soldiers lichen Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Cladonia didyma

Red-tipped, minty green lichen with some darkening of the podetia. The podetia are 10-30mm long with red caps called apothecia--which are spore-bearing structures. Growing on moss in dense, moist mixed hardwood forest.

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  1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
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    Hello Lisa, welcome to JungleDragon and Happy New Year!
    Beautiful new species entry!     Posted 7 years ago
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    Flown Kimmerling
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    Thank you! Happy new year to you too! I'm still learning how to use this site, so please bear with me! So far, I really love how organized it is! Posted 7 years ago
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    Lovely pic, Lisa and welcome to JungleDragon.
    Thanks for joining me here :)     Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      I'm glad to see you here, Albert! Posted 7 years ago

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The Southern Soldiers Lichen

Cladonia didyma is a lichen belonging to Cladoniaceae family.

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Similar species: Lecanorales
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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Uploaded Jan 1, 2018. Captured Jul 29, 2017 10:54 in 221 Hopewell Dr, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/5.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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