Lichen [C pyxidata]

When walking on heathland you often find amongst the heathers a patch where grass and moss becomes dominant and, amongst the moss, you may find these small golf tees sticking up.

The 'golf tees' are fairly typical fruiting bodies of the Cladonia genus of lichens and there are a number of species, some more common than others. In drier areas then pyxidata is the most likely to be found. Pyxidata is a common species and is also identifiable by the brown rim to its cups, these are the actual places the spores are produced from.

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Records

Recent Records: 

Date	Site	Quantity	Comment	Name
17/01/2012	Arne Nature Reserve		Noted today	PeterOrchard
31/12/2011	Stoborough Heath National Nature Reserve		Noted today	PeterOrchard
21/12/2011	Wareham Forest (Gore Hill and Northport Heath)		Noted today	PeterOrchard
16/12/2011	Upton Country Park		Noted today	PeterOrchard
06/12/2011	Middlebere Farm		Noted today	PeterOrchard
04/04/2011	Stokeford Heath		On the banks	PeterOrchard