''Cladonia fuscofunda'' is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. Found in New Zealand, it was formally described as a new species in 2003 by the lichenologist Samuel Hammer. He collected the type specimen from the

Awarua Wetland The Awarua Wetland is a peatland area of in the Southland Region of New Zealand. The site, which was initially an area of about , was designated as having international significance under the Ramsar Convention in 1976, using the name Waituna Wetl ...

in Southland, where it was growing on soil under ''

Leptospermum ''Leptospermum'' is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name is sometimes also used for some species of ''Melaleuca''. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greate ...

'' shrubs. The of ''Cladonia fuscofunda'' is (scaly) and . The podetia are common, brown or

glaucous ''Glaucous'' (, ) is used to describe the pale grey or bluish-green appearance of the surfaces of some plants, as well as in the names of birds, such as the glaucous gull (''Larus hyperboreus''), glaucous-winged gull (''Larus glaucescens''), g ...

, or , rarely swollen, at the base, and either esorediate or sorediate at the tip with (floury) soredia. The apothecia (fruiting bodies) are dark-coloured. They contain fumarprotocetraric acid.

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fuscofunda Lichen species Lichens described in 2003 Lichens of New Zealand Taxa named by Samuel Hammer {{Lecanorales-stub

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