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Cladonia cristatella Tuck.
Cladonia cristatella
Tuck.
Synonyms:
British soldier lichen
Family: CLADONIACEAE
Habitat: Montane
Description
Primary thallus persistent, formed of small 2-3 mm scales, upper surface green-yellow, lower surface whitish.
Podetions cylindrical, simple and without cup, unbranched (except sometimes at the top and then appearing to form a "false cup"), sometimes with scales towards the base, 15-30 mm high, corticate surface, smooth, non-sorediate, greenish-grey, yellowish-green.
Apothecia at the top of the podetions, globose, 2-3 mm in diameter, bright red.
Pycnidia sometimes present on the upper surface of the scales.
K-, C-, KC+ golden yellow, P-, UV-.
Species with boreal tendencies, endemic to Northeast America, occurring on soils rich in woody debris or at the base of trees.
Cf.
Cladonia floerkeana
and
Cladonia macilenta
with granular podetions.
Cladonia cristatella Canada North-Ontario 2
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Cladonia cristatella Canada North-Ontario 1
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Cladonia cristatella Canada North-Ontario 3
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Cladonia cristatella Canada North-Ontario 4
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Cladonia cristatella Canada North-Ontario 5
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Cladonia cristatella Canada North-Ontario 6
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Cladonia cristatella Canada North-Ontario 7
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Cladonia cristatella Canada North-Ontario 8
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