Cladoniaceae Cladonia gracilis Primary thallus squamulose, secondary thallus fruticose. Chemical results: K-, P+ rust-red Found on thin, +/- shaded acidic soils of woodlands, uplands and the edges of bogs and wet heathland Non-persistent basal squamules followed by smooth, slender greenish-brown podetia, the tips finely pointed or ending in narrow cups with brown pycnidia or small digitate projections on the rims. Axils are not perforate. Similar: C. furcata. Scyphi absent, axils open.

Cladonia gracilis
Studland, Dorset. July 2012