photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
larose forest photos | all galleries >> Wildflowers, Ferns, Grasses, Trees and Shrubs (18 Galleries) >> Ferns and fern allies;Mosses and Liverworts; Lichens of the Ottawa area >> Lichens > British soldiers lichen (Cladonia cristatella)
previous | next
22-OCT-2014 Christine Hanrahan

British soldiers lichen (Cladonia cristatella)

The common name comes from the red colouration, a nod to the red coats of British soldiers. This is a very common lichen, easily recognized and grows on various surfaces. This lot were on an old wooden fence.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/800s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
PauloCGama02-Mar-2024 02:04
Art of the nature beautifully photographed.
MarcViskens29-Oct-2014 20:17
beautiful shot
Janet Forjan-Freedman28-Oct-2014 12:28
Wow! Thanks for sharing the info on this cool capture.
Carl Carbone27-Oct-2014 01:13
Beautiful close-up!
Graeme26-Oct-2014 19:37
What a wonderful name for this lichen, Christine. Lovely close up too!! V++++
Ika Zinka Eferl26-Oct-2014 09:59
Wow , really beautiful art of nature,Christine!V
Fabienne25-Oct-2014 19:48
Suoerbe ma ro, les details sont excellements.
Patrick Goossens25-Oct-2014 12:40
Great image. We have these too, but I never have heard the name of British soldier lichen.
Don25-Oct-2014 03:37
The red-green contrast is eye-popping; a great photo.
Peter Sussex24-Oct-2014 21:39
Christine, this is extremely beautiful, not only the lichen, but thy way you see this. Big V
slhoornstra24-Oct-2014 20:57
Magical stuff, no wonder there are fairies in your wood. I really enjoy seeing the tiny things in your world. V
J. Scott Coile24-Oct-2014 17:27
Impressive natural reds.
bill friedlander24-Oct-2014 17:02
The soldiers in their red tunics make a pretty picture. V
borisalex24-Oct-2014 10:47
Great pov and fine colors with excellent background bokeh! v.
Yvonne24-Oct-2014 10:14
Superb, wonderful colour! v
laine24-Oct-2014 07:20
It's such a gorgeous shot, Christine...they are beautiful. V
Anitta24-Oct-2014 07:17
Beautiful art of nature perfectly captured! V
Helen Betts24-Oct-2014 05:42
Another amazing thing I've never seen! Color is superb in this beautiful capture. V.
joseantonio24-Oct-2014 04:04
Lovely touches of red.V.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet24-Oct-2014 01:58
Splendid capture.
Hank Vander Velde24-Oct-2014 01:23
Nice find, well captured and great colours Christine.
hayl24-Oct-2014 01:11
Beautiful rich colours.
Terry Sprague24-Oct-2014 00:18
My fave lichen! V
Nirvan Hope24-Oct-2014 00:06
Great image of this colorful lichen!
Claude Gagnon23-Oct-2014 22:44
Wow....so interesting! Nice work Christine :))
pkocinski23-Oct-2014 22:23
Cool. I'll have to look from them around here.
Jim Coffman23-Oct-2014 22:23
Wow!! FANTASTIC!
Commenting on this page requires a PBase account.
Please login or register.