Cladonia species are known as Cup Lichens.

Cladonia humilis

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Short-stalked pixie-cup lichen that grows on soil.

Cladonia fimbriata

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A pixie-cup lichen with a long stalk looking similar to a 'golf tee'. It prefers unpolluted air and can be found on rotting logs.

Cladonia coniocraea squamulose

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Very common lichen often found on mossy trunks and rotting stumps and logs.

Thank you to John Skinner and Brian Ecott for the identifications.

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