Cladonia rangiformis

Podetia are greyish, richly branched, commonly terminating in spiky tufts with pointed, dark ends. The surface of the podetia appearing speckled, with groups of green algal cells on a paler background, looking like the pattern on a giraffe's neck.

Often found on dunes or in rather dry, neutral to basic grassland.

All year round

Widespread and locally common in Britain.

Local in Leicestershire and Rutland.