Cladonia mitis Sandst.
Cladina mitis (Sandst.) Hustich
Green reindeer lichen, reindeer lichen
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), composed of multiple branches from a main stem, like tiny trees 2–3½″ (5–8.9 cm) high. They may appear whitish, cream-colored, yellowish-green, or yellowish-gray.
Habitats: Boreal (cone-bearing) forests, on soil or thin soil on rocks. They may appear on clay, humus, turf, or even dead leaves. They are often found with mosses and grasses.
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Cladonia arbuscula (Wallr.) Flotow ssp. mitis (Sandst.) Ruoss
Cladonia mitis Sandst.
Cladonia mitis Sandst.
This close-up shows several hollow branches. · 4/24/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 1¼ × 1¼″ (3.5 × 3.1 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
4/24/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 3½ × 2½″ (9.8 × 6.6 cm) ID is uncertain 
4/24/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) ID is uncertain 
8/2/2008 · Flying Mountain, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) 
9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 1¼ × 1¼″ (3.2 × 3.2 cm) ID is uncertain 
9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 21 cm) ID is uncertain 
Green on left, gray (Cladina 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 · ≈ 1¼ × 1″ (3.5 × 3 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) 
| Parents | Unknown | Genus is not in the current taxonomy |
| Genus | Cladina | |
| Species | mitis | Not spiny |
Cladina mitis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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