Friday 14 December 2018

Assumed Cladonia sp. Lichens on/in Bostall Heath/Woods

We discovered a small area with Heather (a short distance from a known and larger Heather' Population) on the other side of the Road from the Cattle Trough, a few yards into the Heath/Woods.

And we found some Cladonia sp. Lichens growing amongst the Moss viz.





The first Lichen (the feathery one) is confirmed as Cladonia portentosa aka the Reindeer Lichen.

The others are unidentified. That being said, we understand that the Cladonia sp. are notoriously difficult to Identify. We had never seen one with Brown Markings before but since we haven't really seen many Cladonia sp. that doesn't really signify.

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