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I have no idea what moss this is but it is so round and nice.

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tundra texture tuesday

Another unmistakable tundra lichen is Sphaerophorus fragilis. Here it is happily cohabitating with a moss.

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tundra texture tuesday

What a combo this week! Cetraria nivalis (white leafy), Stereocaulon sp. (white popcorn-like), and a couple Cladonia species (white treelike and brown spikes).

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tundra texture tuesday

Vulpicida juniperina is a common soil lichen in the tundra, easily identified by virtue of being the only bright yellow leafy thing growing on the ground. If you see something similar on a tree, it's probably V. pinastri.

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tundra texture tuesday

Tundra Texture (TM) is what I call the delicious combination of lichens and bryophytes and small plants that make the tundra look like a tasty snack mix. Pictured here is a Cetraria sp. (either laevigata or ericetorum) (the dark brown one) and probably Cladonia rangiferina (greyish and treelike).

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