Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Day: 13 January 2022

  • When is a moss not a moss?

    When is a moss not a moss?

    The answer of course is when it’s a lichen. Now I’m going to stick my neck out and say this is Cladonia portentosa. Folks commonly refer to it as Reindeer Moss but that name strictly relates to Cladonia rangiferina which is uncommon and found high in the mountains of Scotland and Wales. As the name…