Do lichen have flowers?

When I brought this photo up on the computer, I was surprised to see what looked like flowers. A little research indicated this is the spot that releases spores and it was referred to as fruitile. So much like a flower I guess.

[katy]

They sure look like flowers! How pretty!

[Mary Siegle]

Fabulous closeup photo!

[Issi Bannerman]

That's quite intriguing and very interesting! Lovely capture.

[Margo Sayer]

‘Good find', exquisite with so much fascinating detail.

[Kathy A]

That is really interesting

[Susan Wakely]

Fabulous detail, textures and colours.

[GaryW]

So neat to see. I've never noticed anything like that on our lichen...I'll have to go look! :- )

[Margaret Brown]

Nice find,weird flowers, super focus and capture, fav

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[haskar]

Beautiful capture.

[Pyrrhula]

A great find and close up capture. very interresting info too. Fav.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I have not seen fruitile before- very interesting! Nice detail and great close-up!

[william wooderson]

It certainly has its attraction!

[Kathy]

@grammyn @mcsiegle @jamibann @s4sayer @kjarn @wakelys @thewatersphotos @craftymeg @bkbinthecity @haskar @pyrrhula @olivetreeann @will_wooderson
Thank you one and all for your terrific comments. I really appreciate them. I really didn't see these "flowers" until I downloaded the photos from the camera.

[Jennie B.]

Wow, great find

[Kathy]

@jb030958 Thanks Jennie. I may have seen them before but wasn't looking close enough. Looking through the lens, then on the computer screen has led me to see so many new things.

[sheri]

Such an interesting closeup.