Cladonia digitata
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Cladonia digitata (L.) Hoffm. |
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Cladonia digitata (L.) Hoffm., Also known as finger scarlet lichen , is a species of lichen fromthe Cladoniaceae family .
features
Macroscopic features
The thallus scales of Cladonia digitata (L.) Hoffm. are up to 4 mm wide, the edge curved upwards and the underside mealy sorediose . While the top is greenish-gray, the bottom is white and ocher yellow towards the base. The stems ( Podetien ) are pin-like or cup-shaped, below skinned and upwardly strongly mealy sorediös. The fruiting bodies ( apothecia ) are red.
Spot reaction
Thallus scales and podia turn yellow (K +) when dripping with potassium hydroxide , while the underside of the thallus scales turns orange (P +) with para- phenylenediamine .
Lichen Ingredients
Cladonia digitata contains thamnolic acid .
Others
The Bryological-Lichenological Working Group for Central Europe named Cladonia digitata as lichen of the year 2020.
literature
- Teuvo Ahti: Nordic Lichen Flora Volume 5: Cladoniaceae , p. 38, Naturcentrum (June 1, 2013), ISBN 978-9185221295
- Volkmar Wirth, Markus Hauk & Matthias Schultz: Die Lichen Deutschlands Volume 1 , p. 374 (2), p. 396, Eugen Ulmer KG, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8001-5903-1
Web links
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