Cladonia bellidiflora #

Taxon #

Cladonia bellidiflora

Organization #

Clade Erythrocarpae, Subclade Subglaucescentes (Stenroos et al. 2018)

Identification #

A bright yellow-green Cladonia which is usually fertile with bright red apothecia. Typically lacing cups but sometimes cupped. Slender podetia which are abundantly adorned with squamules but lacking in soredia or isidia (Brodo et al. 2001). Very similar to C. transcendens in morphology and substrates but C. transcendens is a sorediate species.

Substrate #

Variable; wood, soil, or among bryophytes

Chemical Tests #

Pd+ orange expected of Alaskan populations, K+ yellow (Brodo et al. 2001)

Notes #

A common lichen which is found throughout Alaska. A species which is much more conspicuous than many others of the genus often because of the combination of abundant bright red apothecia and the usnic acid content giving a bright yellow color.

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