Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.
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Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm., Deutschl. Fl. (Hoffm.) 121 (1796)
Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.
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Nomenclature
(L.) Hoffm.
L.
Hoffm.
1796
121
ICN
species
Cladonia pyxidata
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Descriptions
Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.
Primary squamules, persistent, contiguous or dispersed, rarely disappearing, small to medium 2-7(-15) × 4 mm, irregularly lobed or incised, apices rounded, margins crenate or sinuate, ± thick, ascending or appressed, upper surface glaucescent to pale olive-green or brownish, lower surface white, darkening at base, esorediate. Podetia growing from upper surface of primary squamules, 4-10(-60) mm tall, simple or with short, marginal proliferations bearing apothecia, cups flaring gradually from base, turbinate, deep, interior closed and decorticate in part, with small, peltate, glaucous squamules or corticate granules covering interior as well as outer surface, slate grey to olive-green or brownish, cups ± regular, rarely proliferating from margins. Apothecia rather rare, small to rather large, at margins of cups, sessile or shortly stalked, brown or red-brown. Chemistry: Cortex K-, KC-, Pd+ red. Fumarprotocetraric acid and atranorin.
Taxonomic concepts
Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.
Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.
Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.
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1 January 2000
5 April 2017