#pictures of lichens

[lichenaday]

Saw some great lichens today on a very high quality rock

Oh wow, that is a SUPER high quality rock. One of my favorites I can see there is the little coral-looking, yellow-orange, fruticose Sphaerophorus globosus. They make weird, sphere-like fruting bodies that bust open and release a powdery black spore mass!

[polwarth]

Moss, Lichen, and perhaps other plants that grow on other plants as well

[woodsy-hoe]

along the trail

[uminocho]

mermaid wraithhhhh (with legs!) details under the cut~

[razehider]

mosses are funny because you'll spend like 7 months in the driest deadest shithole on earth (portugal), where everything around you is some shade of mad max brown, and then at some point in autumn The Wet Event begins and it takes roughly five minutes for every rock to become a chia pet

i'm not a plant guy by any means but i know big moss patches take years to grow and it shows. the rock in the third picture in particular is about the size of a big dog, so who knows how long it took to get completely covered like that. also if you're familiar with western european flora you've probably noticed the super invasive eucalyptuses and wattles sticking out like a sore thumb in these pics. don't even worry about it it's fine. european biodiversity is in great shape. it's fine

some bonus lichens, equally happy about the rain, and a stump that has like fifty things growing on it

[awearyelf]

Some fungi me and my partner came across recently

[sunshineram]

look at this lichen!! so pretty :)

[selfconsciousfangirl]

It always brings me joy when I see people on the streets stopping to take pictures. Maybe they saw a bird or a flower. Maybe the light hit on that old building just right and made it look magical. Maybe they’re just like me and can’t resist snapping a picture of a happy cat.

It always brings me joy seeing people finding beauty in their daily lives.

[polwarth]

ground plants(and fungi) in Waimangu Volcanic Valley

[dragonbard]

[fluentisonus]

the south 🤝 the west coast

this particular vibe

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[mushroomgothic]

i’ve never seen fungus like this before….

[pizza-kity]

Lichen. Washington state USA, 2022

[vtatters]

[thistransient]

12.2.23

[mossmosss]