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Cladonia conista (Nyl.) Robbins

in Allen, Rhodora 32: 92, 1930. Basionym: Cladonia fimbriata f. conista Nyl. - Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4,, 15: 370 1861

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Distribution: N- Lomb (Gheza 2018, Gheza & al. 2018, Ravera & al. 2019a), Piem (Gheza & Nascimbene 2024). C - Tosc (Burgaz & al. 2020), Sar (Burgaz & al. 2020). S - Si (Burgaz & al. 2019).

Description: Primary thallus squamulose, persisting, the squamules large, up to 1 cm long, 3-4 mm wide, grey green above, white and slightly veined beneath, rarely sorediate at margins. Podetia goblet-shaped, hollow inside, greyish, 1-2(-3) cm tall, with a broad (to 8 mm), regular cup, flaring to a 2-9 mm long stalk which is usually longer than the diameter of the cups. Surface of podetia continuously and rather smoothly corticate in lower and middle parts, farinose-sorediate in upper parts and in the interior of cups, the soredia 20-45 μm in diam. Apothecia very rare, developing on short proliferations on the margins of cups, brown. 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 conical, located at the margin of cups, with a colourless jelly. Conidia hyaline, curved. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: K-, C-, KC-, P+ red. Chemistry: fumarprotocetraric and bourgeanic acids.

Note: on acid soil, often in dry grasslands and Calluna-heaths.

Growth form: Fruticose

Substrata: soil, terricolous mosses, and plant debris

Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia

Reproductive strategy: mainly asexual, by soredia, or soredia-like structures (e.g. blastidia)

Commonnes-rarity: (info)

Alpine belt: absent

Subalpine belt: absent

Oromediterranean belt: absent

Montane belt: very rare

Submediterranean belt: very rare

Padanian area: absent

Humid submediterranean belt: absent

Humid mediterranean belt: absent

Dry mediterranean belt: absent

pH of the substrata:

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Poleotolerance:

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Altitudinal distribution:

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Predictive model

Herbarium samples

Index Fungorum GBIF

Gabriele Gheza - https://lichenidilombardia.home.blog

Italy, Lombardia, Pavia, Vigevano, valle del Ticino, 75 m
06/2017

Gabriele Gheza - https://lichenidilombardia.home.blog

Italy, Lombardia, Pavia, Vigevano, valle del Ticino, 75 m
06/2017

Gabriele Gheza

Italy, Ticino River Natural Park