Identification: Liverwort or Hornwort?? ID, please.

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  1. druther

    druther Member

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    This plant is about 15 cm in length and is growing on a rotten stump (probably Broadleaf maple) in a ravine park in Abbotsford.

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  2. Lila Pereszke

    Lila Pereszke Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Lichen, Cladonia sp.
     
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    Frog Generous Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Agreed - you have a lovely Cladonia (Pixie lichen) there, possibly more than one.
     
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    Thank you both. I will label it as a Cladonia cornuta lichen
     
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    Frog Generous Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    C. cornuta is unlikely given the habitat. Not possible to ID from photo however if you put Cladonia coniocraea, that would be a logical possibility.
     
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    Who am I to argue! Cladonia coniocraea okay.
     

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