Cladonia Subradiata
''Cladonia subradiata'' is a widely distributed species of fruticose lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It is found in Asia, Africa, Melanesia, Australia, New Zealand, and South, Central, and North America. Taxonomy The lichen was originally described as a variety of ''Cladonia fimbriata'' by Finnish lichenologist Edvard August Vainio in 1894. The type specimen, collected in 1885, was found in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the Caraça Mountains, at an elevation of . German botanist Heinrich Sandstede promoted it to distinct species status in 1922. Description ''Cladonia subradiata'' has a scaly primary thallus that is small and stands erect. The podetia are whitish, measuring long, abundantly brown, rarely branched, acute or forming, tiny cups, with small scales, especially at the base. Apothecia are scarce; when present, they are reddish or brown, and spherical. In terms of lichen spot tests, ''Cladonia subradiata'' is PD+ red and K−. It contains the lichen substances ...
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Vain
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Lichens Described In 1894
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Introduction to Lichens – An Alliance between Kingdoms
. University of California Museum of Paleontology. Lichens have properties different from those of their component organisms. They come in many colors, sizes, and forms and are sometimes plant-like, but are not plants. They may have tiny, leafless branches ( fruticose); flat leaf-like structures ( foliose); grow crust ...
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