Cladonia nipponica #

Taxon #

Cladonia nipponica

Organization #

Clade Borya (Stenroos et al. 2018)

Identification #

Similar morphologically to C. uncialis and C. kanewskii. There is more than one variety or form. One appears almost like an inflated C. uncialis or Flavocetraria species, another like a more worm-like C. uncialis. Lacking the flatter appearance often seen in specimens of C. kanewskii.

Substrate #

Terricolous (CLH), among heaths and mosses

Chemical Tests #

K-, C- or +yellow to orange, Pd+ yellow at branch tips (CLH)

Notes #

Known of Japan, the Russian Far East, Coastal and interior Alaska, Yukon, and coastal British Columbia (CLH).

Photos #