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Candy lichen

Icmadophila ericetorum

A species of Peppermint drop lichens, Also known as Fairy barf

The lichen camp is crusty, light gray to greenish and toxic green when wet. Striking are the pink-colored fruit bodies (Apothecia), which sit with a narrowed base or short-stalked. Likelihood of confusion exist in particular with the Rosa Kopfchenflechte (Dibaeis baeomyces, fruiting body also pink, but clearly stalked).

Odor
Odor:

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

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Attributes of Candy lichen
Cap
Granular, granulose, granulate; mint green; bright pink apothecial disks
Stem
Mushroom-shaped, shortly
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
Green
Pink
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Species Status
Cosmopolitan distribution
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Candy lichen
Mosses on well-rotted wood and peat
Scientific Classification of Candy lichen
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