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Cladonia portentosa
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.
Heaths, moors and dunes
All year
Very common.
Not known.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Lichens
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Lecanorales
- Family:
- Cladoniaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 9
- First record:
- 10/10/2008 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 14/12/2021 (Bell, Melinda)
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