Commonly called reindeer moss... by marlboromaam

Commonly called reindeer moss...

It's actually a lichen and more specifically a marriage between algae and fungi. A variety of cladonia, this stuff has popped up all over a part of the front yard and there are no reindeer to eat it in South Carolina. Our white-tail deer don't seem too keen about it or it would all be gone.

At last count, I had 109 most used tags and a total of 3,963 tags. That's a lot! I used Word Counter and copied and pasted them into the box. =)
Nice shot. The moss seems to have taken over the available space, a good thing since every thing else is completely dry.
March 16th, 2024  
Well photographed
March 16th, 2024  
@sangwann Thank you, Dione.

@briaan Thanks, Brian.
March 16th, 2024  
We have to buy ours in bags. 😂
March 16th, 2024  
Great find
March 16th, 2024  
@danette What do you do with it?

@ziggy77 Thanks, Jo.
March 16th, 2024  
Great close-up - I don't think I've ever seen this before.
March 16th, 2024  
@linnypinny Thank you, Lin.
March 16th, 2024  
Great looking shot.
March 16th, 2024  
Wonderful textures and tones.
March 16th, 2024  
@mittens Thank you, Marilyn.

@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana.
March 16th, 2024  
The blue tone of the lichen is nice against the brown.
You have used a lot of tags :-)
March 16th, 2024  
Great tones and textures.
March 16th, 2024  
@corinnec Thank you, Corinne. Yes, I can't remember who it was so long ago on here that told me to use lots of tags. It sure makes it easier for me to find an old image by using the tag.
March 16th, 2024  
@wakelys Thank you, Susan.
March 16th, 2024  
Love the colour and capture
March 16th, 2024  
Beautiful close up capture
March 16th, 2024  
Love the soft tomes of the greenish moss and the brown grass
March 16th, 2024  
@craftymeg Thank you, Margaret.

@bigmxx Thank you, Michelle.

@k9photo Thank you, Kate.
March 16th, 2024  
Love it with its textures and colours
March 16th, 2024  
oh it's fascinating
March 16th, 2024  
We get boxes of it at the botanical gardens and use it a decoration in the conservatory. Nice capture.
March 16th, 2024  
We sometimes use it in our Snow Village display.
March 16th, 2024  
Pretty cool looking stuff.
March 16th, 2024  
It looks so pretty and delicate.
March 16th, 2024  
love this in colour mags
March 16th, 2024  
Very pretty, so delicate looking
March 17th, 2024  
@robz Thank you, Rob.

@koalagardens Thank you.

@larrysphotos Thank you, Larry. That's interesting.

@danette Interesting!

@kvphoto Thanks, KV.

@onewing Thank you, Babs.

@phil_howcroft Thank you, Phil.

@kjarn Thank you, Kathy.
March 17th, 2024  
How cool!
March 17th, 2024  
never seen lichen growing like that. fascinating.
March 17th, 2024  
How interesting.

Such a good idea to use tags, I should adopt this policy!

March 17th, 2024  
@bobbic Thanks, Bobbi!

@pusspup Thank you, Wylie.

@fbailey Thank you, Felicity. LOL! You mean you haven't already?
March 17th, 2024  
@marlboromaam Only a handful to date!
March 17th, 2024  
@fbailey "To date" sound like future prospects. =)
March 17th, 2024  
Lovely shot. Cladonia is often found here but is under protection. Our roe deer and deer eat Cladonia in winter when there is no better food.
March 17th, 2024  
@haskar Thanks, Haskar. I know of at least four other varieties of cladonia as I've done some research about it. It is a fascinating lichen.
March 17th, 2024  
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