16th February |
An old fence post in deforestation. I always make a bee-line for these
fence posts: They rarely disappoint.
Early sun, then dull with drizzly showers. |
What a feast of lichens and mosses. The picture shows the mini-ecological system on top of a fence-post around 15 cm square. I've selected various bits out of the picture and shown them below.
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This is vaguely familiar - Hypogymnia physodes. |
This blue/grey lichen is a Parmelia. |
The Cladonia has bright red tips to the fruiting bodies. Cladonia macentina or C. polydactyla.
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This is from another nearby fencepost. The Cladonia towards the top of this picture has odd, club-shaped structures. Maybe they're just forming. Cladonia coniocraea or C. subsquamosa. |