Order: Lecanorales       Family: Cladoniaceae Species: Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis Basal squamules absent, thallus fruticose. Photos: Among moss on acidic, upland rock. Ballingeary, Co. Cork Smooth white to pale yellowish-green podetia with sparse irregular branching and open axils. Hollow, swollen, very brittle when dry. Tips are purplish-brown, usually dichotomously forked. Common on peat bogs and open acidic heaths. KC+ yellowish, P-, UV+ white Sometimes host to the lichenicolous fungus Bachmanniomyces punctum (Bachmanniomyces uncialicola)

Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis