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Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories
     
Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References
     
     
Cladonia ramulosa (With.) J.R.Laundon
     
  Lichenologist 16: 224 (1984); Lichen ramulosus With., Bot. Arr. Veg. Gr. Brit. 723 (1776); Baeomyces anomaeus Ach., Methodus 349 (1803), nom. illeg.; Cladonia anomaea (Ach.) Ahti & P.James, Lichenologist 12: 128 (1980), nom. illeg. T: Woolwich Heath, Greenwich, England, J.J.Dillenius, Hist. Musc., t. 15, fig. 20; lecto; MAZ, fide J.R.Laundon, loc. cit. *****Capitularia pityrea Flörke, Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 2: 135 (1808); Cladonia pityrea (Flörke) Fries, Nov. Sched. Crit. Lich. 21 (1826). T: not designated. *****Cladonia leucocephala Müll. Arg., Flora 74: 110 (1891). T: New England, N.S.W., F.Mueller ; holo: G; iso: BM. *****Cladonia. squamosa var. pachypoda Müll. Arg., Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 88 (1896). T: St Vincents Gulf, S.A., Sept. 1882, J.G.O.Tepper s.n.; holo: G  
     
  Basal squamules persistent or evanescent, 1–3 mm long, 0.5–1 mm diam., incised, occasionally sorediate on margins or densely granular-sorediate. Podetia growing from basal squamules, 1–4 cm tall, 0.5–3 mm diam., very variable, cylindrical or tapering, corticate, or corticate at base or lower half; cortex continuous or areolate; ecorticate areas coarsely granular-sorediate, or with corticate granules or squamules, often turning brown; scyphi present or absent, often irregular, with corticate interior, with or without proliferating margins; sterile podetia simple or sparingly branched, subulate or with narrow scyphi. Apothecia terminal on apices or on short, corticate proliferations on margins of scyphi, 0.2–2 mm diam., convex, brown to dark brown. CHEMISTRY: K-, KC-, P+ red. Fumarprototcetraric (major) and protocetraric (trace) acids, ±homosekikaic (major) and sekikaic (trace) acids.
     
  Occurs in W.A., S.A., Qld, N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic. and Tas.; cosmopolitan; grows on soil and dead wood.  
     
   
     
     
  Archer (1992b)  

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