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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.





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