Irish lichens
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Family: Cladoniaceae
Species: Cladonia grayi sens lat Photos: In acid soil among rocks. Ballingeary, Cork, SW Ireland. Chemical results: K-, C-, KC-, P +/- red. Medulla UV + blue One of a number of chemotypes within the Cladonia chlorophaea aggregate Basal squamules inconspicuous and soon disappear. Podetia usually unbranched and with brownish tinge, granulose-corticate but usually without large soredia. Found in more acidic habits than C. chlorophaea s.str. The aggregate includes Cladonia asahinae, C, cryptochlorophaea, C. grayi, C, merochlorophaea and C. novochlorophaea but excludes Cladonia chlorophaea s. str. |
. 2009