swap_horiz Cladonia stellaris Alternatives

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Cladonia rangiferina

Cladonia rangiferina, known as reindeer lichen, is a pale gray, fruticose lichen that forms dense, repeatedly branching...

Arctic Boreal Ground Dwelling Fruticose

9.2 Excellent

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Cetraria islandica

Cetraria islandica, commonly called Iceland moss, is a lichen with erect or spreading, leafy, branching lobes that usual...

Medicinal Edible Tundra Fruticose

9.2 Excellent

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Usnea longissima

Usnea longissima is a species of fruticose lichen commonly known as Methuselah's beard. It forms long, hanging, branched...

Humid Old Growth Fruticose Methuselah Beard

9.2 Excellent

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Evernia prunastri

Evernia prunastri, commonly called oakmoss, is a gray-green, bushy fruticose lichen that grows on the bark and branches...

Forage Epiphytic Perfumery Fruticose

9.1 Excellent

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Letharia vulpina

Letharia vulpina is a fruticose lichen commonly called wolf lichen. It has a yellow to yellow-green, branching thallus a...

Toxic Yellow Green West North America Fruticose

9.1 Excellent

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Cladonia cristatella

Cladonia cristatella, widely known as British soldiers lichen, is a fruticose lichen with slender, pale gray-green stalk...

Ground North America Fruticose British Soldiers

9.0 Excellent

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Teloschistes flavicans

Teloschistes flavicans is a fruticose lichen with a yellow to orange, branching thallus. It grows on bark and other expo...

Coastal Orange Atlantic Fruticose

9.0 Excellent

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Alectoria sarmentosa

Alectoria sarmentosa is a gray-green, hairlike fruticose lichen commonly called witch's hair or beard lichen. It grows a...

Boreal Epiphytic Pendant Fruticose

8.8 Great

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Thamnolia vermicularis

Thamnolia vermicularis is a fruticose lichen with erect or partly decumbent, cylindrical branches that are usually white...

Hollow Arctic Tundra Fruticose

8.4 Great

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Cladonia arbuscula

Cladonia arbuscula is a fruticose lichen in the reindeer-lichen group. It grows as upright, shrub-like tufts with many f...

Ground Heathland Branched Fruticose

8.3 Great

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Sphaerophorus globosus

Sphaerophorus globosus, commonly called globe lichen or coral lichen, is a fruticose lichen with branching, three-dimens...

Oceanic Boreal Branched Fruticose

8.2 Great

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Dactylina arctica

Dactylina arctica is a fruticose lichen with hollow, finger-like lobes. It is associated with Arctic tundra and other ci...

Hollow Tundra Inflated Fruticose

8.1 Great

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Usnea filipendula

Usnea filipendula is a pendant fruticose lichen with long, hair-like branches that hang from tree limbs. It is commonly...

Boreal Epiphytic Pendant Fruticose

8.1 Great

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Alectoria ochroleuca

Alectoria ochroleuca is a fruticose lichen associated with arctic, alpine, and other cold, exposed habitats. It forms pa...

Ground Arctic Tundra Pale Yellow

7.9 Good

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Bryoria fuscescens

Bryoria fuscescens is a fruticose lichen with a dark brown, hair-like thallus composed of slender, branching strands. It...

Boreal Epiphytic Fruticose Brown Hair

7.9 Good

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Evernia mesomorpha

Evernia mesomorpha is a fruticose lichen that forms flattened, branching structures attached to the bark of trees. Its t...

North America Boreal Epiphytic Fruticose

7.7 Good

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Bryoria tortuosa

Bryoria tortuosa is a dark, hair-like fruticose lichen that grows as an epiphyte on trees, particularly conifers. Its br...

Boreal Twisted Epiphytic Fruticose

7.7 Good

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Cladonia gracilis

Cladonia gracilis is a ground-dwelling fruticose lichen that develops slender upright structures called podetia. These p...

Ground Boreal Slender Fruticose

7.3 Good

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Cladonia glauca

Cladonia glauca is a fruticose lichen that produces pale gray to brown podetia, usually 1 to 5 centimeters tall, with po...

Ground Boreal Fruticose Grey Cup

6.9 Fair

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Cetraria muricata

Cetraria muricata is a small ground-dwelling fruticose lichen in the genus Cetraria. Its thallus forms stiff, repeatedly...

Ground Arctic Tundra Fruticose

6.8 Fair