Cladonia rei Schaerer

Wand lichen, cup lichen

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Wand lichen is technically considered fruticose, because it looks a little like a tiny shrub, but the specimens I have seen are separate, bare, sharp-tipped stalks. I found virtually no information about this species online.

Identification: Stalks are grayish-green, somewhat curved, and typically pointed on top. Tops of some are cup-shaped, with brown proliferations.

References:

Walewski, Joe, Lichens of the North Woods, Kollath+Stensaas Publishing, 2007, p. 51

9/18/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain

9/18/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 4 × 2½″ (10 × 7 cm) ID is uncertain

4/8/2021 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Tr, Bar Harbor, Maine

Cladonia rei description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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9/18/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3″ (12 × 8.3 cm) ID is uncertain

4/8/2021 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

9/18/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Tr, Bar Harbor, Maine

9/18/2016 · Barred Island Preserve, Deer Isle, Maine

9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Tr, Bar Harbor, Maine

9/18/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 4 × 2½″ (10 × 7 cm) ID is uncertain