those are COOL! I love mossy things!

Look at that. So pretty and interesting.

Those are so pretty. I try and try to get those kinds of plants to grow here- but they just don't dig the sunshine!
Renee
ps. I once got a liverwort to live for two months...

OMG!!

Those are just beautiful.

Those plants are even more endangered than wildflowers.
They look like they are hanging off of rocky cliffs. Are they? They grew like that back home (and I do mean "grew").

I love those plants. GORGEOUS!!!!

Lucky you to still be able to find them in the wild where you live.

~Annie

Those are great~~~~~~~~~~love the liverworts,had never heard of them so had to look them up to see which ones they were.
kathi

I think the little greenish cupped one and the one with the red bits are Pixie Cups (Cladonia) but would need an expert on lichens to confirm. I'm going back in a couple of weeks, see what else I can find.

Annette

I believe the red topped green Lichens are called "British Soldiers" (Cladonia cristatella).

The ones in the photo above it are definitely Pixie Cups (Cladonia pyxidata) - all gray green - gray when dried out. They look like tiny metal stemmed goblets.

We have Lichens here, but I've never seen anything like those. I love Lichens. They are such fascinating things. Fungus and algae living together to create so many different colors and forms. Amazing!

In a word - Beautiful!

~Annie

Annie thanks for the identifications I thought the red ones were "British Soldiers" too but I couldn't find this in my book, when I did a search I found... "British Soldiers" seem to be more an east coast lichen. I found "Cladonia coccifera" red pixie cup but my red one doesn't have the same cups as the greenish one, what do you think?
OMG, I feel another addiction coming on, with all the rain we've been having this year there's probably a lot more of nature's beauties out there just waiting to be photographed.
My cottage garden is a disaster this year from all the rain we've had, rose bud rotting before they even open, plants flopping over, spit bug on everything, mildew and aphids, I didn't know there were so many aphids. I refuse to spray so will be cutting everything back, the sun comes out and promises to stay for awhile but something keeps chasing it away. It'll probably turn dry and hot in July and fry all the too lush growth. Oh well, there's always next year :).

In the meantime I will enjoy everyone else's gorgeous gardens.

Annette

Very different plants. I love mosses. The only moss I have luck with is some that grows on some old bricks I have in the garden. I do like it though.
kay

Fabulous! How artful! Love your eye for detail.