Cladoniaceae Cladonia furcata Primary thallus squamulose, secondary thallus fruticose. Chemical results: Variable, K- or K+ yellow, usually P+ red Acid heathlands, rocky outcrops, mossy stumps and woodland soil. Very variable. Forms loose mats of olive-green to purplish-brown-grey podetia with compact, +/- dichotomously branched tips. Podetia are smooth with pale reticulation, usually not squamulose. Basal squamules usually not persistent. Pycnidia and apothecia are brown. Similar: Cladonia rangiformis. Basic soils and grassland, stable dunes. Cladonia scabriuscula, well-drained acidic soils

Cladonia furcata
Studland, Dorset. September 2012