Cladonia spp.
{Cladonia = club-like}
Species of the Cladonia genus can be difficult to differentiate; some species can only be identified with chemical tests, while others require microscope work for an accurate identification. Members of the Cladonia genus start off as a cluster of very small scales, then grow into the more conspicuous fertile clubs. Below are some examples, some of which have been tentatively identified. Confirmed species on Calvert Island are Cladonia chlorophaea, C. macilenta (lipstick cladonia), and C. scabriuscula.
Likely boreal pixie-cup (Cladonia borealis). Photo by Kira Hoffman
Tentatively identified as C. squamosa (dragon cladonia). Photo by Christian Kelly.
Tentatively identified as C. chlorophaea (False Pixie Cup). Photo by Kalina Hunter.
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References
Cladonia macilenta Hoffm. Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria (CNALH). Accessed 25/04/2014.
Cladonia macilenta Hoffm. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Ed.). E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Accessed 25/04/2014.
Pojar, J. and MacKinnon, A. (1994). Plants of Coastal British Columbia. Vancouver, BC: Lone Pine Publishing. P. 500.
Authors and editors of page
Kelly Fretwell and Brian Starzomski (2014).
Cladonia macilenta Hoffm. Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria (CNALH). Accessed 25/04/2014.
Cladonia macilenta Hoffm. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Ed.). E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Accessed 25/04/2014.
Pojar, J. and MacKinnon, A. (1994). Plants of Coastal British Columbia. Vancouver, BC: Lone Pine Publishing. P. 500.
Authors and editors of page
Kelly Fretwell and Brian Starzomski (2014).
