Cladonia coniocraea #

Taxon #

Cladonia coniocrae

Organization #

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

Identification #

Most similar to C. ochrochlora which are of the same clade and subclade (Stenroos et al. 2018). A Cladonia with sorediate and decorticated areas. Without cups or rarely very small cups at the tips. C. coniocae produces cups less commonly than C. ochrochlora. When present, apothecia at the tips of the podetia are brown in color. The soralia of C. coniocrae are more discrete and more continuous in C. coniocrae (CLH).

Substrate #

Most often on tree bases, sometimes lignicolous, rarely terricolous (CLH)

Chemical Tests #

K- or K+ yellowish to brownish, C-, KC-, Pd+ orange to red, UV- (CLH)