Cladonia crispata (Ach.) Flot., 1839 var. crispata
| Common name | Organ-pipe | Code: CLADCRI |
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| Field Characters | Fruticose, club-like chlorolichen. Primary squamules small, often persistent, with laminal, barrel-shaped pycnida. Podetia tall (2-6 cm), greenish-grey to olive-brown (depending on exposure), branching and proliferating 1-3 times. Podetia end in wide, open cups bordered with pycnidia, completely open to hollow interior. Cup margins inrolled. Lacking soredia but may have secondary squamules. Apothecia brown, uncommon. | |
| Similar species |
Cladonia cenotea: sorediate.
Cladonia multiformis: cups doily-like, not completely open to hollow interior; PD+ orange, UV- (fumarprotocetraric acid). |
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| Ecology | Common in wet and dry forests, on moss, wood or soil, often intermixed with Cladonia gracilis subsp. turbinata and Cladonia botrytes. In Edmonton, found in river valleys and ravines (Haughland et al. 2022). | |
| Chemistry | PD-, UV-, K-, C-, UV+ blue-white (squamatic acid) | |
| Molecular support |
Species-level support low: polyphyletic as currently phenotypically delimited (Stenroos et al. 2018). | |
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- Cladonia crispata var. crispata on soil, Jackman Flats, BC
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- Cladonia crispata var. crispata on lignum, Edmonton river valley, AB
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- Cladonia crispata var. crispata on soil, Jackman Flats, BC
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- Cladonia crispata var. crispata on soil, Jackman Flats, BC
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- Cladonia crispata var. crispata on soil, Jackman Flats, BC
