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Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.

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Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad., Spic. Fl. Germ. 107 (1794)
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Cosmopolitan

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(Huds.) Schrad.
Huds.
Schrad.
1794
107
ICN
species
Cladonia furcata

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furcata

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Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.

Primary squamules usually disappearing, medium, 2.5 mm long and broad, irregularly or subdigitately lobed, broadening slightly towards apices, crenate, ascending, flat, upper surface glaucescent to olive-green or brownish-green, lower side white, esorediate. Podetia growing from upper surface and margins of primary squamules, dying at base, growing apically, 15-80(-150) mm tall, to 2 mm diam., without cups, cylindrical or widening towards joints, branching repeatedly isotomicdichotomous, or sympodial, branches near tips sometimes in whorls or corymbose, diverging at wide angles, entangled, forming mats, axils widened, open. Cortex continuous or smoothly areolate, rarely slightly verruculose, ± squamulose, shining or matt, glaucescent to whitish-glaucescent to red-brown or dark brown, esorediate. Apothecia small, terminal, ± spherical, dark brown or red-brown, rarely pale. Chemistry: Cortex K- rarely +, yellow to dingy brownish, KC-, Pd+ red. Fumarprotocetraric acid, ± atranorin.

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Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
Lichen furcatus Huds.
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.

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Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Schrad.
New Zealand
Westland Land District

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a60d2115-e7a5-484e-9d44-c77fb61c4638
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
10 December 2021
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