New Zealand Fungi

DSC_2437 Trumpet lichen (Cladonia flimbriata) common and widespread. Found mainly on decaying wood, but also on the ground amongst mosses. The trumpet-like fruiting structures of these lichens (apothecia) are believed to help in distributing the spores—falling raindrops caught by the structures are splashed some distance, taking the spores with them. Taieri Gorge *

DSC2437Trumpet lichenCladoniaflimbriatacommonwidespreadtrumpetlikefruitingbodiesstructuresapotheciaTaieri Gorge