More lichens. These are on dry stumps in full sun, on a logged-off hillside.
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| More Cladonia lichens. |
Many Cladonia lichens have two forms, easily distinguished on this stump: they start out as tiny green thalli, scale-like. As they mature, the tall fruiting bodies form; hollow, grainy tubes called podetia, with the reproductive organs held at the top, red, brown or pink, mostly; some are black.
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| These podetia are about 1 cm. tall. |
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| Green stump fur. |
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Y vuelvo a mirar a los líquenes. Estos crecen en troncos cortados, algo secos, a pleno sol en un cerro donde el bosque ha sido talado.
Los líquenes Cladonia se presentan en dos formas, claramente visibles en las primeras dos fotos. Al principio son pequeñas escamas verdes, a las que llamamos "talos". Más tarde se forman los podecios, tubitos cubiertos de granitos, que crecen perpendicularmente a los talos, y que llevan en su extremo los órganos reproductivos, mayormente rojos, cafés, o color de rosa; en algunas especies son negros.
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