#pixie cup lichens

British Soldiers is a Colorful Cup Lichen that Grows on Trees shows readers a specimen of this beautiful lichen. It explains what attracted the author/artist to it, and gives some basic facts about the lichen.

Pixie Cups Lichens, which are made up of a fungus and an algae, are found all over the world, from the coldest habitats to the warmest. Many of the are also very attractive, like this British soldiers lichen (Cladonia cristatella) that I found laying on my front porch last seek. Cup lichens are members of the Cladoniaceae family and are also sometimes called pixie cups. This particular cup…