Monday, January 27, 2025

Ubiquitous

In some areas, every old bit of log or stump or even discarded wood gets covered in these tiny Cladonia sp. lichens. In the mini-forest at Oyster Bay, it's always damp, even in mid-summer; everything near or on the ground is covered in mushrooms, mosses, lichens, and sometimes slime molds. These lichens are growing near the edge of the woods, where some sunlight reaches them; the camera appreciates that.

On a burnt log. Probably lipstick lichen, Cladonia macilenta, with a mix of pixie cup lichens; these have tiny brown fruiting bodies (apothecia).

Tall clubs (podetia) with red fruiting bodies at the tips.

The tiny scales (squamules) are the first to appear, covering the wood before the fertile clubs show up.

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En algunos sitios, cada tocón viejo, cada tronco tirado, aun cada pedazo de madera abandonado termina cubierto de estos líquenes, de varias especies de Cladonia. El bosquecito de Oyster Bay se mantiene húmedo todo el año, hasta en los dias de calor, y el suelo y la madera vieja están completamente cubiertos de hongos, musgos, líquenes, y hasta mohos mucilaginosos. Estos crecen cerca del margen exterior del bosque, donde les llega a tocar la luz, cosa que las cámaras aprecian.
  1. En un tronco quemado. Son líquenes Cladonia macilenta, el liquen "lapiz labial", compartiendo el sitio con otros del mismo género, estos de los llamados "copa de hadas"; tienen en el borde de las copas pequeños cuerpos fructíferos color café (apotecios).
  2. C. macilenta forma estructuras altas llamadas podecios; en la punta llevan los apotecios rojos.
  3. Las escamas a la base son lo primero en aparecer, cubriendo la madera antes de que se levanten los podecios.


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