lichen display

Related literature on Cladonia bellidiflora
habitat: lava rocks, Other lichen in the same habitat

Characteristics of Cladonia bellidiflora (Ach.) Schaerer

  • Soredia:
  • Lobules: no
  • Isidia: no
  • Podetia: yes forked-squamulose-w/cups
  • Reproductive Body: apothecium red
  • Body Type: fruticose-with squamules
  • Unstratified: no
  • Life Form: erect
  • Hollow lobes: no
  • Central cord: no
  • Lobe shape: round-in cross-section
  • Rhizines:
  • Cilia margin: no
  • Simple perforate: no
  • Cyphellae: no
  • Pseudocyphellae: no
  • Lobe Color, inside: white
  • Lobe Color, underneath:
  • Surface Color: yellow-green
  • Surface texture: granular
  • Wrinkles:
  • Cephalodia: none
  • Papillae: no
  • Fibrilles on Branches: no
  • Spore type: non-septate
  • Spore size (um): 6 - 24 X 2 - 4.5 um
  • Lobe Width:
  • Lobe Range Width:
  • Medullar C Reaction:
  • Medullar K Reaction: negative
  • Medullar KC Reaction: positive yellow
  • Medullar P Reaction: negative
  • Areolate: not areolate
  • Algae:
  • Iodine Test:
  • Cortex C:
  • Cortex K: negative
  • Cortex P: negative
These lichen pages provided with NSF funding and in association with
Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University
and
Dept of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University
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