This bright orange Lichen is one of my favourite kinds and this patch was growing on a rather nice, dark brown, boulder. Seen on a hike south of Calgary, west of Longview, on the Kananaskis border.

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I believe this fungus is Cladonia lichen. Love the way it looks like miniature golf tees!

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Thanks again, David, for finding something interesting for me to see and photograph! He picked up this piece of soil covered in tiny, orange Lichen. Quite attractive.

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I came across this bright yellow Lichen on a branch at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park. Most of the Lichen I see tends to be green, so this bright colour stood out.

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These three different lichens were growing on a tombstone in the Union Cemetery next to the Reader Rock Garden in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Details are a little easier to see in large size - I find the white one quite fascinating. The orange one, that to me looks more jelly-like, is such a beautiful, bright colour.

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