Cladonia cervicornis subsp cervicornis Cladoniaceae
Cladonia cervicornis subsp. cervicornis

Primary thallus squamulose, secondary thallus fruticose.
Chemical results: Thallus K-, C-, KC-, P+ red, UV-

Acidic soils on sandy heaths and dunes and drier areas of peat moors.

Grey-green, upright basal squamules with +/- rounded, indented tips and white lower surface, often grey tinged. Squamules not blackened at base. Short-stalked podetia, sometimes forming tiers.

Similar: Cladonia verticillata. Podetia form 2-5 tiers.
C. subcervicornis. Squamules blackened at base, K+ yellow, P+ red.


Cladonia cervicornis subsp cervicornis


Cladonia cervicornis subsp cervicornis


Cladonia cervicornis subsp cervicornis
Cladonia cervicornis subsp. cervicornis
Studland, Dorset. September 2012, June and December 2013

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