Cladoniaceae Cladonia arbuscula spp. squarrosa Chemical results: K-, C-, KC+ yellow, P+ yellow, UV- Occurs on damp, acidic heaths, upland peat moors and dunes Primary thallus non persistent, granular. Podetia are greyish-white, three to four times branched with open axils. The terminal branches are strongly curved in +/- one direction. Similar: Cladonia portentosa. P-, the branching +/- trichotomous C. ciliata. Tips of branches curved, axils usually closed. P+ red, UV-

Cladonia arbuscula
Holton Lee, Dorset. March 2013