Irish lichens

Cladonia diversa
Order: Lecanorales       Family: Cladoniaceae

Species: Cladonia diversa

Primary thallus squamulose, secondary thallus fruticose.
Photos: Among moss on acidic rock. Ballingeary, Cork, SW Ireland.

The primary squamules are yellowish-green and are followed by short, stout, often deformed podetia covered with small squamules or granules. Wide cups with bright red pycnidia or apothecia that can cover cup. A very variable species!

Upland regions on stumps, acidic soils and heathy moorland.
KC+ yellow, P+, UV-


Cladonia diversa

Cladonia diversa

Cladonia diversa

Cladonia diversa
Cladonia diversa

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