Cup Lichen at Belconnen, ACT
Identification history
| Cladonia sp. (genus) | 1 Aug 2016 | Heino | ||
| Usnea sp. (genus) | 1 Aug 2016 | JasonC |
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Heino
wrote:
1 Aug 2016
A couple of differences between Usnea and Cladonia are: (1) species of Usnea have an open, branching growth form ( a bit like a shrub that has a stem and then numerous branches developing from that one stem) and (2) in Usnea the disk-like structures (apothecia) in which the fungal spores are produced are of much the same colour as the rest of the lichen, whereas in Cladonia the apothecia are often strikingly different - such as the red ones you see here.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.077900-35.268140
- Altitude 647.6m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 1 Aug 2016 09:07 AM Recorded on
- JasonC Recorded by
Species information
- Cladonia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Cup Lichen Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1369m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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