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Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.

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Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm., Deutschl. Fl. 2, 120 (1796)
Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Bipolar

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(L.) Hoffm.
L.
Hoffm.
1796
120
ICN
species
Cladonia deformis

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deformis

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Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.

Primary squamules usually disappearing, small to medium, 2-4 mm, incised, crenate or lobate, flat to convex or involute, upper surface glaucescent to yellowish, lower side white to pale or dark brown, esorediate, or lower surface sparingly sorediate. Podetia growing from upper surface of primary squamules 25-85 mm tall and to 5 mm diam., cups gradually flaring, ± regular, margins entire or dentate to proliferate with blunt or cup-bearing proliferations, cups imperforate, yellow to yellow-green or glaucescent with a greyish tinge, the base ± smooth, corticate, else-where entirely farinose-sorediate, sparsely squamulose, decorticate parts opaque whitish where soredia are dispersed. Subulate podetia rarely present. Apothecia red, sessile on cup margins. Chemistry: K-, KC+ yellow, Pd-. Usnic, ± barbatic acids, zeorin.

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Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.
Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.
Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.
Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.
Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.
Lichen deformis L.
Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.

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Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.
New Zealand
Southland Land District

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0a801e86-0521-43c7-b0e9-0d389b1ac711
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
10 December 2021
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