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Cladonia cornuta ssp. cornuta, Bighorn Pixie Lichen Another Cladonia growing on moss covered rock.<br /> <a href="https://www.waysofenlichenment.net/lichens/Cladonia" rel="nofollow">https://www.waysofenlichenment.net/lichens/Cladonia</a> cornuta ssp. cornuta<br /> <a href="http://lichenportal.org/portal/imagelib/imgdetails.php?imgid=1113307" rel="nofollow">http://lichenportal.org/portal/imagelib/imgdetails.php?imgid=1113307</a><br /> <a href="http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/ShowDBImage/galleryMobile.aspx?page=0&amp;specrep=0&amp;code=EFLIC10473" rel="nofollow">http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/ShowDBImage/galleryMobile.aspx?page=0&amp;specrep=0&amp;code=EFLIC10473</a><br /> <br /> Bighorn Lichen,Canada,Cladonia cornuta,Geotagged,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Cladonia cornuta ssp. cornuta, Bighorn Pixie Lichen

Another Cladonia growing on moss covered rock.
https://www.waysofenlichenment.net/lichens/Cladonia cornuta ssp. cornuta
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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice! We're nearing a 100 lichen species documented, and it's such a beautiful category:
    https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/fungi/ascomycota/lecanoromycetes     Posted 6 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Thanks, that great. Have to say at first glance I thought these were a kind of grass. Then I took a closer look. Posted 6 years ago
    2. View Jivko Nakev's profile
      Jivko Nakev
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      A lot of photos ahead - only in genus Cladonia are more than 280 species recorded! -:) Nice find @Gary! Posted 6 years ago
      1. View gary fast's profile
        gary fast
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        Thank you for your comment. Yes, I have work to do! Good thing it is so pleasurable. Gary

         Posted 6 years ago

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The Bighorn Lichen

Cladonia cornuta, the Bighorn Lichen, is a lichen in the Cladoniaceae family.

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Similar species: Lecanorales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By gary fast

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Uploaded Jan 10, 2019. Captured Jan 10, 2019 12:07 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/22.0
  • 1/5s
  • ISO1000
  • 60mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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