The shelf-like growth pattern of a squamulose lichen (Cladonia) is visible in this photo.
? This lichen is related to the Pixie Cups and British Soldier lichens. It has short podetia with brown apothecia instead of red.
Great Smoky Mountains NP Feb. 21, 2009 This tiny squamulose lichen had long, thin podetia. It grew on the ground along a trail in the Smokies.
