Leafy cladonia
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Cladonia foliacea |
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| ( Huds. ) Willd. |
Cladonia foliacea , also known as leafy cladonia , is a lichen witha foliage -like vegetation body ( bed ). It marks light-rich locations on acidic, poor soils.
description
Cladonia foliacea lies loosely on the ground. It forms a structure 1 to 3 centimeters in size from upwardly growing leaf-shaped beds that can come together to form larger lawns. The leaflets are heavily divided, often incised and usually grow in a curved shape. While the upper sides are greenish, olive-green to gray-green, the undersides, on the other hand, are pale yellowish to almost white. The individual leaflets reach up to 3 centimeters in length and 8 millimeters in width. Occasionally, small black tufts of fibers appear at the edges. Stems ( Podetia ) and fruiting bodies ( Apothecia ) are seldom formed. The podiums are then short and cup-bearing.
Distribution and location
The lichen species is widespread from the Mediterranean region to mild Scandinavia . In Central Europe it grows mainly in the temperate west and north. It predominantly colonizes acidic, nutrient-poor soils or rocky subsoil in dry sand grass, on rocky slopes and in shallow, sparse forests.
literature
- Volkmar Wirth , Ruprecht Düll : Color Atlas of Lichen and Moss. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3517-5 .
