Cladoniaceae Cladonia pocillum Chemical results: P+ red, UV- On calcareous or moderately base-rich mossy rocks, soil and mortar Erect or +/- flat squamules with abraded margins, often forming rosettes. Podetia funnel-shaped, tapering, Exterior with coarse granules and occasionally squamules, interior granular, soredia absent. Brown apothecia. Possibly an ecotype of Cladonia pyxidata. Associated lichenicolous fungi include Diploschistes muscorum, Didymocyrtis cladoniicola and Didymocyrtis foliaceiphila

Cladonia pocillum
Lytchett Matravers, Dorset. February 2014