[Lichens of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Ball-headed Coral Lichen, Clustered Coral, Common Christmas-tree, Globe Ball Lichen

Sphaerophorus tuckermanii

Synonyms: Sphaerophorus globeriferus var. gracilis, Sphaerophorus globosus var. gracilis

Ball-headed Coral Lichen, Clustered Coral, Common Christmas-tree, Globe Ball Lichen: Sphaerophorus tuckermanii (Synonyms: Sphaerophorus globeriferus var. gracilis, Sphaerophorus globosus var. gracilis) (Sphaerophoraceae) - Ball-headed Coral Lichen, Clustered Coral, Common Christmas-tree, Globe Ball Lichen: Sphaerophorus tuckermanii (Synonyms: Sphaerophorus globeriferus var. gracilis, Sphaerophorus globosus var. gracilis) (Sphaerophoraceae)

Clustered coral as seen at left along the Whistle Punk Trail near the old Wind River Tree Farm, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........October 5, 2013. The photo at right shows clustered coral on a conifer branch along the Dry Creek Trail #194, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......December 12, 2021.

Ball-headed Coral Lichen, Clustered Coral, Common Christmas-tree, Globe Ball Lichen: Sphaerophorus tuckermanii (Synonyms: Sphaerophorus globeriferus var. gracilis, Sphaerophorus globosus var. gracilis) (Sphaerophoraceae)

Clustered coral as seen on tree bark along a horse trail through coniferous forest near Kalama Falls on WDFW lands north of Merrill Lake, Clark County, WA.............December 5, 2017.

Clustered coral as seen along the old railroad trail along the southern bank of the East Fork Lewis River opposite from Moulton Falls County Park, Clark County, Washington........January 25, 2014. - Clustered coral as seen along the old railroad trail along the southern bank of the East Fork Lewis River opposite from Moulton Falls County Park, Clark County, Washington........January 25, 2014.

Clustered coral as seen along the old railroad trail along the southern bank of the East Fork Lewis River opposite from Moulton Falls County Park, Clark County, Washington........January 25, 2014.
Paul Slichter