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Reindeer lichen
Cladonia portentosa
40.5401, -3.68867
Field Notes
Description:
C. portentosa forms compact interwoven mats up to 6cm tall. It is richly branched, each branch usually dividing into three but with the penultimate sometimes dividing into two. The branching is at a larger angle than that of Cladonia rangiferina.
Habitat:
Generally the commonest of the 'reindeer lichens', on heaths and moors, surfaces of peat bogs and on acid dunes, often locally dominant.
Notes:
A similar-looking species also known by the common name Reindeer lichen is Cladonia rangiferina.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2012
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