Cladonia ramulosa (With.) J.R. Laundon
Lichenologist, 16: 225, 1984. Basionym: Lichen ramulosus With. - Bot. Arrang. Veget. Gr. Brit.: 723, 1776.
Synonyms: Baeomyces anomaeus Ach.; Capitularia pityrea Flörke; Cladonia anomaea (Ach.) Ahti & P. James; Cladonia anomaea var. gracilior (Nyl.) Clauzade & Cl. Roux comb. inval.; Cladonia anomaea var. scyphifera (Delise) Clauzade & Cl. Roux comb. inval.; Cladonia anomaea var. subuliformis (Vain.) Clauzade & Cl. Roux comb. inval.; Cladonia degenerans var. anomaea (Ach.) Cromb.; Cladonia pityrea (Flörke) Fr.; Cladonia pseudopityrea Vain.
Description: Primary thallus squamulose, persistent or evanescent, the squamules small, 0.5-2(-5) mm long, 0.5-2 mm wide, elongate and deeply indented, fragile, glaucous green to greenish brown above, white beneath, rarely granulose-sorediate. Podetia simple or sparingly branched, hollow inside, greenish brown to brown, 0.5-3(-4) cm tall, 0.5-1(-3) mm thick, with pointed apices or with irregular, dentate and often marginally proliferating, small cups, squamulose-granular to partly decorticated, the areas without cortex usually with corticate granules or squamules, most abundant inside the cups. Apothecia frequent, pale to dark brown, convex, rather small, usually forming glomerules. Asci 8-spored, clavate, thickened at apex, with a K/I+ blue tholus and a K/I+ strongly blue outer gelatinous sheath, Cladonia-type. Ascospores 1-celled, hyaline, ellipsoid. Pycnidia developing on basal squamules and along margins of cups, subpedicellate, constricted at base, with a colourless jelly. Conidia hyaline, curved. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: K- or K+ yellowish slowly turning brown, C-, KC-, P+ red, UV-. Chemistry: fumarprotocetraric acid complex, occasionally with low amounts of atranorin and zeorin.
Growth form: Fruticose
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly asexual, by soredia, or soredia-like structures (e.g. blastidia)
Most common in areas with a humid-warm climate (e.g. most of Tyrrenian Italy)
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: absent
Subalpine belt: rare
Montane belt: rare
Dry submediterranean belt: extremely rare
Humid submediterranean belt: rare
Padanian area: absent
pH of the substrata:
1 2 3 4 5
Solar irradiation:
1 2 3 4 5
Aridity:
1 2 3 4 5
Eutrophication:
1 2 3 4 5
Poleotolerance:
0 1 2 3
Altitudinal distribution:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Rarity
absent
extremely rare
very rare
rare
rather rare
rather common
common
very common
extremely common
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Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Espinaredo (Piloña-Asturias), 22-IV-2025, sobre rocas musgosas, leg. M. González, MGG-214. - Sequenced

P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (10238)
2001/12/24

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[15959], Australia, Western Australia, north-east of Keysbrook, 32.41322° S, 116.01734° E, 260 m. Leg. F. Schumm & E. Stocker- Wörgötter, 29.10.2009, det. T. Ahti.

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[15959], Australia, Western Australia, north-east of Keysbrook, 32.41322° S, 116.01734° E, 260 m. Leg. F. Schumm & E. Stocker- Wörgötter, 29.10.2009, det. T. Ahti.

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17489], Portugal, Azoren, Sao Miguel, zwischen Provoacao und Nordeste, Miradoro Tronqueira, Area Protegida da Tronqueira e planalto Graminhais, 37.79635° N, 25.18474° W, 682 m, Laurus-Erica Wald. Leg. Schumm & Frahm 24.09.2011, det. Schumm 2013

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17489], Portugal, Azoren, Sao Miguel, zwischen Provoacao und Nordeste, Miradoro Tronqueira, Area Protegida da Tronqueira e planalto Graminhais, 37.79635° N, 25.18474° W, 682 m, Laurus-Erica Wald. Leg. Schumm & Frahm 24.09.2011, det. Schumm 2013

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17489], Portugal, Azoren, Sao Miguel, zwischen Provoacao und Nordeste, Miradoro Tronqueira, Area Protegida da Tronqueira e planalto Graminhais, 37.79635° N, 25.18474° W, 682 m, Laurus-Erica Wald. Leg. Schumm & Frahm 24.09.2011, det. Schumm 2013

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17489], Portugal, Azoren, Sao Miguel, zwischen Provoacao und Nordeste, Miradoro Tronqueira, Area Protegida da Tronqueira e planalto Graminhais, 37.79635° N, 25.18474° W, 682 m, Laurus-Erica Wald. Leg. Schumm & Frahm 24.09.2011, det. Schumm 2013

Gabriele Gheza - https://lichenidilombardia.home.blog
Italy, Liguria, Imperia, Badalucco, 550 m
03/2017
forms corresponding to C. pseudopityrea

Gabriele Gheza - https://lichenidilombardia.home.blog
Italy, Liguria, Imperia, Badalucco, 550 m
03/2017
forms corresponding to C. pseudopityrea

Gabriele Gheza - https://lichenidilombardia.home.blog
Italy, Liguria, Imperia, Badalucco, 550 m
03/2017
forms corresponding to C. pseudopityrea

Gabriele Gheza - https://lichenidilombardia.home.blog
Italy, Liguria, Imperia, Badalucco, 550 m
03/2017
forms corresponding to C. pseudopityrea

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Pointe de Rostudel

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Pointe de Treberon

Alain Gerault - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Argenton

Alain Gerault - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Argenton

Alain Gerault - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Argenton

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Briec

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Briec

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Briec

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Roscoff

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Ardennes

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Ardennes

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Ardennes

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Ardennes

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=291&lang=en
France, Ardennes

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Canary Islands; La Gomera-MN; s of Las Rosas; s of Roque Blanco: near Mirador Dinero.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Canary Islands; La Gomera-MN; s of Las Rosas; s of Roque Blanco: near Mirador Dinero.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Germany: Hesse.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Germany: Hesse.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Germany; Brandenburg: Niederlausitz.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Germany; Hesse: Gießen.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Germany; Hesse: Gießen.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Germany; Hesse: Gießen.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Germany; Hesse: Gießen.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Germany; Hesse: Gießen.
The image shows the extreme variability of C. ramulosa: no apothecia; scyphi irregular, with marginal proliferations; podetia with squamules.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Germany; Hesse: Neuanspach.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Germany; Hesse: Neuanspach.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Germany; Hesse: Neuanspach.

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Spain, Faedo, (Quirós-Asturias), 26-VI-23, talud musgoso y rocoso firmemente sujeto al sustrato, leg. M. González, det. A. R. Burgaz.

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Spain, Faedo, (Quirós-Asturias), 26-VI-23, talud musgoso y rocoso firmemente sujeto al sustrato, leg. M. González, det. A. R. Burgaz.

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Spain, Faedo, (Quirós-Asturias), 26-VI-23, talud musgoso y rocoso firmemente sujeto al sustrato, leg. M. González, det. A. R. Burgaz.

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Spain, Faedo, (Quirós-Asturias), 26-VI-23, talud musgoso y rocoso firmemente sujeto al sustrato, leg. M. González, det. A. R. Burgaz.

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Spain, Faedo, (Quirós-Asturias), 26-VI-23, talud musgoso y rocoso firmemente sujeto al sustrato, leg. M. González, det. A. R. Burgaz.

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Spain, Faedo, (Quirós-Asturias), 26-VI-23, talud musgoso y rocoso firmemente sujeto al sustrato, leg. M. González, det. A. R. Burgaz.

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Spain, Faedo, (Quirós-Asturias), 26-VI-23, talud musgoso y rocoso firmemente sujeto al sustrato, leg. M. González, det. A. R. Burgaz.

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Spain, Faedo, (Quirós-Asturias), 26-VI-23, talud musgoso y rocoso firmemente sujeto al sustrato, leg. M. González, det. A. R. Burgaz.

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Spain, Faedo, (Quirós-Asturias), 26-VI-23, talud musgoso y rocoso firmemente sujeto al sustrato, leg. M. González, det. A. R. Burgaz.

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Espinaredo (Piloña-Asturias), 22-IV-2025, sobre rocas musgosas, leg. M. González, MGG-214. - Sequenced

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Espinaredo (Piloña-Asturias), 22-IV-2025, sobre rocas musgosas, leg. M. González, MGG-214. - Sequenced

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Espinaredo (Piloña-Asturias), 22-IV-2025, sobre rocas musgosas, leg. M. González, MGG-214. - Sequenced

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Espinaredo (Piloña-Asturias), 22-IV-2025, sobre rocas musgosas, leg. M. González, MGG-214. - Sequenced

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Espinaredo (Piloña-Asturias), 22-IV-2025, sobre rocas musgosas, leg. M. González, MGG-214. - Sequenced

Image uploaded by Paul Cannon - CC BY-SA NC - Source: http://fungi.myspecies.info/all-fungi/cladonia-ramulosa

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Espinaredo (Piloña-Asturias), 22-IV-2025, sobre rocas musgosas, leg. M. González, MGG-214. - Sequenced

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Espinaredo (Piloña-Asturias), 22-IV-2025, sobre rocas musgosas, leg. M. González, MGG-214. - Sequenced

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Espinaredo (Piloña-Asturias), 22-IV-2025, sobre rocas musgosas, leg. M. González, MGG-214. - Sequenced

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Espinaredo (Piloña-Asturias), 22-IV-2025, sobre rocas musgosas, leg. M. González, MGG-214. - Sequenced

Marta González Garcia - Centro de Estudios Micologicos Asturianos
Espinaredo (Piloña-Asturias), 22-IV-2025, sobre rocas musgosas, leg. M. González, MGG-214. - Sequenced

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[15959], Australia, Western Australia, north-east of Keysbrook, 32.41322° S, 116.01734° E, 260 m. Leg. F. Schumm & E. Stocker- Wörgötter, 29.10.2009, det. T. Ahti.,
p: protocetraric acid, f: fumarprotocetraric acid, 2: physodalic acid, 1: homosekikaic acid?; conf. J.A. Elix

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[19464], Germany, Hessen, Amöneburg bei Marburg, sonnige Basaltblöcke in einer Hangwiese kurz vor dem Ortseingang, 50.7896° N, 8.91995° E, 324 m. Leg. F. Schumm, 01.08.2016, det. F. Schumm.,
at: atranorin, ra: rangiformic acid, f: fumarprotocetraric acid (tr), p: protocetraric acid (tr)
Growth form: Fruticose
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly asexual, by soredia, or soredia-like structures (e.g. blastidia)
Most common in areas with a humid-warm climate (e.g. most of Tyrrenian Italy)
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: absent
Subalpine belt: rare
Montane belt: rare
Dry submediterranean belt: extremely rare
Humid submediterranean belt: rare
Padanian area: absent
pH of the substrata:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Solar irradiation:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Aridity:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Eutrophication:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Poleotolerance:
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Altitudinal distribution:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Rarity
absent
extremely rare
very rare
rare
rather rare
rather common
common
very common
extremely common
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