Extract from Wikipedia article: Collema tenax is a species of lichen known by the common names jelly lichen, black lichen, and desert lichen. It occurs in Arctic and temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere. It is very common in North America, and it is present in Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is the most widely distributed Collema.
Soil jelly lichen (Collema tenax) with moss on a trodden path in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, January 15, 2019 Schob Nature Preserve, 906 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Close up of soil jelly lichen (Collema tenax) on a trodden path in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, January 15, 2019 Schob Nature Preserve, 906 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Tar-jelly lichen (Collema tenax) on a trodden path in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, January 15, 2019 Schob Nature Preserve, 906 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Tar-jelly lichen (Collema tenax) with moss on a trodden path in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, January 15, 2019 Schob Nature Preserve, 906 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Brown disks of apothecia of tar-jelly lichen (Collema tenax) on a trodden path in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, January 15, 2019 Schob Nature Preserve, 906 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA