Cladonia verruculosa #

Taxon #

Cladonia verruculosa

Organization #

Cladonia spp.

Identification #

A granular sorediate Cladonia with long slender podetia that may or may not end in poorly formed cups. Probably most similar to C. subulata although C. verruculosa differs from that species by having cups, when present, which do not so consistently produce marginal proliferations, lacking the “antlered” appearance of C. subulata. Produces brown apothecia.

Substrate #

Terricolous or on mosses over rocks

Chemical Tests #

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

Notes #

Collection records suggest the species is rare beyond the north slope of the Alaska Range (CLH).

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