Cladonia ecmocyna #

Taxa #

Cladonia ecmocyna ssp. ecmocyna, Cladonia ecmocyna ssp. intermedia, Cladonia ecmocyna ssp. occidentalis

Organization #

Clade Cladonia, Subclade Graciles

Identification #

Another Cladonia with several subspecies and forms, some which intergrade. The nominate subspecies typically has a conspicuous pruina over simple podetia, giving a frosted appearance. The subspecies C. ecmocyna ssp. intermedia and C. ecmocyna ssp. occidentalis can produce cups. The cups are usually well-formed in C. ecmocyna ssp. intermedia, and typically absent or weakly formed to aborted in C. ecmocyna ssp. occidentalis. C. ecmocyna ssp. intermedia looks very much like C. gracilis ssp. turbinata but is a more gray-green rather than yellow to olive green color and does not so readily produce apothecia.

Substrate #

Terricolous or lignicolous (CLH)

Chemical Tests #

thallus: K+ yellow, C-, KC-, Pd+ red (Brodo et al. 2001)

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