Cladonia strepsilis Cladoniaceae
Cladonia strepsilis

Identification by Neil Sanderson
Chemical results: K-, C+ bright green, KC-, P- yellow, UV+ whitish

Found on wet, acidic heathlands and at the edges of areas of blanket bog. Less frequent in lowland habitats.

Clumps of bronze-green or orangy-brown basal squamules with white lower surfaces. Podetia are rare.

Similar: Cladonia callosa C-, C. foliacea, dry calcareous habitats


Cladonia strepsilis


Cladonia strepsilis


Cladonia strepsilis
Cladonia strepsilis
Wessex Lichen Group Meeting. Holt Heath, Dorset. March 2014

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