Cladonia christatella "British Soliders"

Sample #8: Cladonia christatella “British Soliders Lichen”

Figure 1: red squamulous apothecia on the end of the British Solider podetia

Figure 2: cross section of the thallus; color difference between algal layer and medulla clearly visible

Figure 3: side view of podetia stalk

Phylum: Ascomycota     

Family: Cladoniaceae

Collection Date: 9 October, 2016

Collector: Kristen Maslach

Habitat: rotted wood; damp stumps, tree bases, old fence posts

Location: fence post, Brunswick, Ohio

Description: algae involved Trebouxia erici; squamulous; green-grey colored stalks with white medulla; red-tipped, button-like apothecia on the tips of podecia; often about 1 cm in height

Key Used: Anonymous Multiauthor (2015).  Common Lichens of Ohio Field Guide.  Ohio Division of Wildlife, part of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. 

Steps to Keying:

Recognized the morphology in the guide

Resources:

http://www.lichens.lastdragon.org/Cladonia_macilenta.html