Green reindeer lichen is distributed throughout northern regions of the world.
Identification: Occurs in large mats on rocks or thin soils.
Fruticose lichen (that is, shaped like a tiny shrub), 2-3½″ (5-8.9 cm) high, yellowish-green to yellowish-gray,
composed of multiple branches from a main stem, like tiny trees.
This close-up shows several hollow branches. · 4/24/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) ID is uncertain
Green on left, gray (Cladonia rangiferina) on right. · 8/3/2009 · 111 Near 119, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 24 cm) ID is uncertain
9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm) ID is uncertain
4/24/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 3½ × 2½″ (9.8 × 6.6 cm) ID is uncertain
8/12/2009 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)
9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 12 × 17″ (29 × 44 cm) ID is uncertain
7/11/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near NH Line, Dunstable, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)