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Cladonia pleurota is a species of lichen in the genus Cladonia. It has an upright, fruticose growth form with branching or cup-like podetia and is distinguished by red apothecia, which are reproductive structures that may occur at the ends or margins of the podetia. It is a ground-growing lichen ass...
Cladonia floerkeana is a species of fruticose lichen in the genus Cladonia. Its upright podetia are commonly topped by bright red apothecia, the structures that produce sexual spores, giving the lichen its red-fruited appearance. It grows on acidic, nutrient-poor substrates such as heathland soil, p...
Cladonia coccifera is a fruticose lichen in the genus Cladonia, recognized by upright podetia that may be cup-shaped and bear vivid red apothecia. It occurs on acidic, nutrient-poor ground, including heathland, moorland, peat, and moss-covered soil, particularly in temperate parts of Europe and else...
Cladonia fimbriata is a cup or trumpet lichen in the genus Cladonia. It produces slender, upright podetia that widen into small goblet-like cups, often with granular or powdery margins, and it commonly colonizes acidic soil, peat, moss, decaying wood, and the bases of trees. Its narrow trumpet form...
Cladonia pyxidata is a cup lichen with a two-part growth form consisting of a basal layer of small scales and upright podetia that widen into goblet-like cups. Brown apothecia may develop on the cup margins, giving mature colonies a recognizable appearance. The species grows on exposed soil, includi...
Cladonia chlorophaea is a species of lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. Its primary thallus consists of small leaf-like scales, while upright podetia commonly form brownish or gray-green cups that may produce soredia along their margins. The species is associated with soil, humus, moss, and decaying...
Cladonia polydactyla is a fruticose lichen noted for its tall, unbranched podetia terminating in small, narrow cups, commonly colonizing decaying logs and humus in North America.
Cladonia gracilis is a ground-dwelling fruticose lichen that develops slender upright structures called podetia. These podetia may be unbranched or only sparsely branched, and they rise from a base of small lichen scales. The species occurs on soils and organic ground, including sandy substrates, he...
Cladonia cervicornis is a terrestrial fruticose lichen associated with exposed soils, heathland, and other open habitats. It is distinguished by its basal squamules, which are arranged in dense fascicles and may divide into repeated branches. The species is recorded in Europe and commonly grows wher...
Cladonia rei is a ground-growing fruticose lichen in the genus Cladonia. It is distinguished by podetia that form partly closed, trumpet-like structures and by brown apothecia, the reproductive bodies produced by the lichen. The species is associated with dry heaths and acidic grasslands, and it may...
