Order: Lecanorales       Family: Cladoniaceae Species: Cladonia floerkeana Devil's Matchsticks Primary thallus is squamulose, secondary thallus fruticose. Photos: Among upland rocks. Ballingeary, Cork, SW Ireland. Persistent small incised basal squamules. Small usually unbranched greyish podetia, squamulose below but becoming granular above. No cups, bright red apothecia often join forming rings. Very variable. Peaty soil and mossy rocks on heathland, also on rotting logs. Chemical reactions usually negative, but occasionally K+ yellow, CK+ yellow, P+ orange, UV+ blue Similar: Cladonia macilenta

     


Cladonia floerkeana. Ballingeary area, County Cork. February 2009