Cladonia ramulosa Cladoniaceae
Cladonia ramulosa

Primary thallus squamulose, secondary thallus fruticose.
Chemical results: K-, P+ red

Acidic soils and rotting tree stumps, often coastal

Very variable. Small, brittle, incised basal squamules, the undersides white. Erect podetia, surface with coarse squamules which peel to leave decorticate areas. Distinctive large brown apothecia becoming +/- transluscent when wet. Soredia absent.


Cladonia ramulosa


Cladonia ramulosa
Cladonia ramulosa
Bramble Bay, Dorset. September 2012

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