Cladonia umbricola #

Taxon #

Cladonia umbricola

Organization #

Clade Erythrocarpae, Subclade Subglaucescentes

Identification #

A tricky species that can have somewhat brownish to blackish pycnidia contrasting bright red apothecia. Podetia with farinose to granular soredia. With or without weak, bulbous cups at the tips. The basal squamules are also sorediate in this species.

Substrate #

lignicolous (Brodo et al. 2001)

Chemical Tests #

K- or K+ yellow, “KC+ gold to KC-”, Pd- or Pd+ orange, UV- or UV+ “blue-white” (Brodo et al. 2001)

Notes #

Possibly ubiquitous in forested areas of the mainland. Also collected of SE Islands and Utqiagvik (CLH, Spribille et al. 2023)

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