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Thursday
Sep272007

A Lichen and a Moss

DateThu 2007-09-27

It has been a while since I posted any photos, so here a couple I took in the summer.  Above is a lichen, probably of the genus Cladonia.  The red structures are called astrocarps which contain asci which are small bags of spores.

And this is the sporophyte (fruiting structure) of a moss, probably of the genus Sphagnum.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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