Teresa's Plants & More Store

Photos of what you can do with your lichens!

Lichen & Cedar Terrariums

Beautiful one of a kind Terrariums made with coils of twisted cedar root sections and sheet moss. This makes each one unique and one of a kind!

The lichen inside the terrarium is a mixture of fruticose and cladonia lichens. The 2"x3"stone is also covered with another type of lichen.Lichen pattern & Stone will vary with each terrarium set ordered. The lichens inside terrarium will also be similar to those seen in photos.

The root section itself is about 5" x 7". The terrarium is about 1X1X21/2".

Great gift for the man in your life or anyone who needs a bit of nature inside.

Care instructions are sent with every terrarium you get from me.

The terrarium here can be placed in between several areas in this twisted coil of roots.

 Cube Lichen Terrariums

Small Round glass dish 1" tall and about 2" in diameter filled with assorted cladonia & Fruticose lichens. May have small pieces of assorted moss too.

These are all contained in their own soil and nesting on a piece of sheet moss.The small glass cup is then encased with a beautiful glass cube that measures 2 1/2" wide at the base and narrows up to 2" wide at the top. It is also 2 1/2" tall.

Very easy to care for this terrarium. Care instruction tag is included which makes this a great gift giving terrarium.

You can place this entire small terrarium onto many surfaces to change the way it looks. Photos show you what I have done with it.

You are getting only the 2 glass terrarium pieces and the lichens inside. The rocks can be ordered separately as well in another section. Your lichens will be similar to that shown in the photos above.

Photos of what you can do with your lichens!

This small oval terrarium pictured in the above 3 photos is a small round globe of 2 1/2" wide and about 3" tall. A Small Round glass dish 1" tall and about 2" in diameter acts as the top to this small lichen terrarium. You can get this with or without the glass base as seen in the bottom photo. All these smaller lichen terrariums do not need the soil as the moss terrariums do. Moisture and air circulation as well as light are all still needed to keep these alive.

You will be getting assorted sizes here. The lichens belong to the lichen group "Fruticose ground lichens".

If they dry out they will turn more of a white showing the underside of their leaf...upon watering them watch them come back to life and feel all spongy and alive again!

                        They look like little limpet shells!

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Great to put in your Bonsai planters,terrariums Vivariums and much more! Can easily be misted.

Each piece is so unique & may even have small bits of other moss or lichens attached and growing. 

10 for $8.00 see the web store Web Store Items

British Soldier Lichen, Cladonia cristatella

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It's only about ¼ to 1-inch high (6 mm). In this common lichen the red spore-producing reproductive structures are clearly visible. The lichen's name, Cladonia cristatella, is actually the name of the fungus. The alga species in the lichen is known as Trebouxia erici. However, it's customary to name a lichen after its fungal part, so the whole lichen is known as Cladonia cristatella. British Soldiers are usually found on decaying wood, soil, mossy logs, tree bases, and stumps. They help break down old wood and put nutrients back into the soil where they can be used by plants. Lichens also take nitrogen from the air and put it into the soil so plants can use it.  Cladonia cristatella

You will be getting 1 or more sections equal to no less than 2"x2" for $9.95

Photo below shows all 3 cladonia,British Soldier & fruticose lichens.

General - short, hollow vertical projections growing in small patches; varied shapes, from cup-shaped to narrowly pointed, generally unbranched or sparsely branched; small scale-like squamules usually surround the base of the podetia; colour varies from yellow to green to grey, the fruiting structures on the podetia are usually blackish or red. 

Habitat

Found in small patches on rotting wood, tree bark, mineral soil and humus; very drought resistant, common in dry, exposed locations.See web store for purchases.