Pixie
Cup Lichen
Cladonia asahinae- grows
on forest floor and will usually be found on dead logs. Lichen is a part of a symbiotic
relationship with algae and fungus where the algae provide nutrients and the
fungus keep the moisture. The plant has small cups (1/2 inch) that are used by
pixies or wood fairies to sip the morning dew. If one needed too, the Pixie Cup
Lichen could be consumed for nutrients. They have been used for didmyic acid
which is used for some treatments of tuberculosis.
"Pixie Cups
(Cladonia Pyxidata)." Pixie Cups (Cladonia Pyxidata). N.p.,
n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2014.
"Pixie Cup Lichen -
National Geographic Photo Contest 2011." National Geographic.
N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2014.
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