Cladonia fimbriata (L.) Fr.

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: Brodo I.M. & Ahti T., Can. J. Bot. 74: 1147-1180 (1996).

Ecology: Terricolous (sandy soil) or lignicolous (especially logs); growing sun-exposed or partially shaded.

Thallus: Crustose, squamulose; lobes ascending or horizontal; branches densely aggregated, scattered, loosely aggregated, or clustered; separate thallus parts 1-5 mm long; 1-6 mm wide. Primary Thallus: Persistent. Secondary Thallus: Present, arising from center of the primary thallus, of determinate growth; stipe 6-35 mm high, .5-2 mm wide, lime green or olive (pale (121)greyish olive (109) where corticate; yellowish white to yellowish green where sorediate), homogeneously coloured, not corticate (except at very base), with intact wall. Thallus Outline: Margin crenulate or dissected. Upper Surface: Lime green or brown (medium to pale yellow-green (120-121), becoming brownish); not sorediate. Lower Surface: White.

Lower Cortex: Absent.

Ascocarps: Forming along the margin of scyphi, sparse. Disk: Weakly convex to strongly convex; brown.

Conidiomata: Formed on margins of scyphi (relatively scarce).

Secondary Metabolites: Fumarprotocetraric acid and protocetraric acid, of the following substance class(es): ß-orcinol depsidones.

Spot Tests: Upper surface: K – (negative) (or brownish), C –, PD + red.

(report generated 15.Nov.2007)