Cladonia portentosa
Description
The richly-branched thallus is a pale grey-green or cream in colour and can form dense mats up to 6cm tall. The branches are usually trichotomous and the finer ones spread in all directions.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Heaths, moors and dunes
When to see it
All year
UK Status
Very common.
VC55 Status
Not known.
Frank Bedford
Ashby de la Zouch, Hicks Lodge
30 October 2020
David Gould
Bradgate Park
10 October 2008
David Nicholls
Altar Stones
16 February 2017
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