Order: Lecanorales       Family: Cladoniaceae Species: Cladonia coniocraea Primary thallus squamulose, secondary thallus fruticose. Photos: On Oak. Glengarriff woods, Cork, SW Ireland. Patches of crinkly green squamules with white lower surfaces. Narrow, often bent podetia, sometimes with very small narrow cups. Slightly squamulose at base, becoming sorediate above. Common in woods among moss at base of trees or on rotting stumps. Pollution resistant and can be found in urban areas. K-, P+ red

Cladonia coniocraea. On Oak, Glengarriff woods, Co.Cork. November 2010