Order: Lecanorales       Family: Cladoniaceae Species: Cladonia macilenta Primary thallus squamulose, secondary thallus fruticose. Photos: On rotting post in forestry. Ballingeary, Cork, SW Ireland. Small, incised bluish-grey-green squamules. Upright branched or simple podetia, sometimes squamulose below, upper stalks granular or sorediate. Small red apothecia, no cups. Usually found on rotting wood, fences and trees, also on soil. K+ yellow, P+ orange, UV- Similar: Cladonia polydactyla

     


Cladonia macilenta. Rotting fence post, Ballingeary area, Co.Cork. December 2008