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Cladonia coniocraea
Lichen with squamulose primary thallus and fruticose secondary tallus. The podetia grey-green, slender, tapering to a point or terminating in a very narrow cup no wider than the podetium, sorediate in upper part, corticate and usually squamulose near base; basal squamules incised, white beneath, often sparsely sorediate on margins and underside; apothecia rare, brown, on the tips of the podetia.
Widespread and often very common on mossy trunks and decaying stumps and logs. Spotted on a mossy stone wall. Pine tree forest. Parque Natural de Sierra de Gredos
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
Spotted on Feb 13, 2015
Submitted on Apr 13, 2015
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