Cetraria odontella #

Taxon #

Cetraria odontella

Organization #

Hair & Shrub-Like Lichens, Fruticose Parmelioids

Identification #

Most similar to Cetraria aculeata but more branched, with shortened cilia and pseudocyphellae along the margins in the form of small white dots rather than in distinct depressions (Randlane & Saag 2006). It can be a bright golden or olive color when hydrated or shaded and a dark reddish brown in sunnier sites.

Substrate #

Terricolous (Spribille et al. 2023)

Randlane T. & A. Saag. 2006. Cetrarioid lichens in Europe – an identification key for the species. In #

Lackovičová A., Guttová A., Lisická E. & Lizoň P. (eds.), Central European lichens – diversity and threat, p. 75 – 84. Mycotaxon Ltd., Ithaca.