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. Sometimes host to the lichenicolous fungus Bachmanniomyces punctum (Bachmanniomyces uncialicola) Common and widespread in Ireland on peat bogs and open acidic heaths. Cladonia uncialis subsp. uncialis is rare and appears to be mainly found in eastern Scotland.

Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis