Cladonia stricta (Nyl.) Nyl.
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 in part 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.
Thallus: Crustose, squamulose; lobes ascending; rounded at the front; branches densely aggregated, scattered, loosely aggregated, or clustered; separate thallus parts 1-4 mm long; 1-4 mm wide. Primary Thallus: Evanescent or persistent. Secondary Thallus: Present, of determinate growth; stipe 20-60 mm high, .8-2 mm wide, grey-green, olive, or brown, mottled, corticate, with intact wall. Thallus Outline: Margin entire or crenulate. Upper Surface: Verruculose or areolated, olive or brown, smooth; not sorediate. Lower Surface: White or brown.
Lower Cortex: Absent.
Ascocarps: Forming along the margin of scyphi, sparse. Disk: Weakly convex; brown.
Conidiomata: Formed on margins of scyphi.
Secondary Metabolites: Atranorin and fumarprotocetraric acid, of the following substance class(es): ß-orcinol depsides and ß-orcinol depsidones.
Spot Tests: Upper surface: K + bright yellow (citrine, lemon), C –, PD + red.
(report generated 15.Nov.2007)
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