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Data Set Maintenance: Data set standard item. Data set author(s): Brodo I. & Ahti T. (96-12-10). Data set to be published after submission; 96-12-10.

Nomenclature: Current taxonomic status: accepted. Taxonomic rank: species. Cladonia. Cladoniaceae Zenker (1827).

Taxonomic Literature: Taxonomic notes: not on QCI; description from Thomson 1984. Brodo I.M. & Ahti T., Can. J. Bot. 74: 1147-1180 (1996); Thomson, J.W., American Arctic Lichens 1. The macrolichens, New York (1984).

Ecology: Terricolous; growing sun-exposed or partially shaded; substrate non-calciferous.

Thallus: Crustose, squamulose; branches clustered, densely aggregated, or caespitose. Primary Thallus: Evanescent. Secondary Thallus: Present, of indeterminate growth; stipe 15-120 mm high, 1-3.5 mm wide, lime green, homogeneously coloured, corticate, with intact wall. Upper Surface: Verruculose or areolated, smooth.

Ascocarps: Forming apical at the tip of branches or stipes, sparse, 1-3.5 mm in diam.. Disk: Strongly convex; brown.

Secondary Metabolites: Barbatic acid and usnic acid, of the following substance class(es): ß-orcinol depsides.

Spot Tests: Upper surface: K – (negative), C –, + deep yellow, or + orange, PD –.

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