Cladonia alinii #

Taxon #

Cladonia alinii

Organization #

Clade Cladonia, Subclade Graciles (Stenroos et al. 2018)

Identification #

Cladonia alinii is a rare or at least overlooked Cladonia species. It is esorediate, squamulose, and with pointed podetia, some simple, some branched or with irregular or aborted cups. Where cups or weak cups are present there are proliferations from the margins of the scyphi. The podetia, which are not perfectly erect, are grayish brown but are green towards to basal portions. The cortex is noticeably thick and smooth; C. alinii does not form isidia or soredia (CLH). C. singularis is similar but has more slender and elongated podetia which do not form cups.

Substrate #

Terricolous or bryocolous in rocky areas (CLH)

Chemical Tests #

K- or K+ yellow, KC-, Pd+ red

Notes #

Possibly found from SE Alaska A data deficient species with few collections in Alaska (CLH, Spribille et al. 2023).

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