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Cladina stellaris (Opiz) Brodo


 
ParentsUnknownGenus is not in the current taxonomy
GenusCladina
Speciesstellaris

About plant names...

This lichen is circumpolar, occurring above the Arctic Circle and below the Antarctic Circle. In North America, it occurs throughout much of Canada and the northern United States, in forests of cone-bearing trees (boreal forests).

Identification: Star-tipped reindeer lichen is a fruticose lichen: it looks like a miniature shrub. They are densely branched, and lack a main stem. They form compact, rounded mounds. Similar lichens are compared below.

 

Cladina stellaris

8/2/2023 · Higgins Mountain, Georgetown, Maine

 
Cladina rangiferina

Cladina mitis
Common Name

gray reindeer lichen

green reindeer lichen
Plant

 

Fruticose lichen, 2½-5″ (6.3-12 cm) high, grayish white. Branches are hollow, and end branches often point in the same direction.

 

Fruticose lichen, 2-3½″ (5-8.9 cm) high, yellowish-green to yellowish-gray, composed of multiple branches from a main stem, like tiny trees.
Habitats Boreal (cone-bearing) forests, on soil or thin soil on rocks. Boreal (cone-bearing) forests, on soil or thin soil on rocks. Often with mosses and grasses.
Type Wild Wild

 

Online References:

BorealForest.org

Stephen Sharnoff Photography

Wikispecies

References:

Walewski, Joe, Lichens of the North Woods, Kollath+Stensaas Publishing, 2007, p. 37

Cladina alpestris (L.) Nyl.

Cladonia alpestris (L.) Rabenh.

Cladonia stellaris (Opiz) Pouzar & Vezda

 

Cladina stellaris description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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