Flora of New Zealand Series

≡Cladonia verticillata Hoffm., Dtschl. Fl. 2: 122 (1796).

Description : Flora (1985: 108). See also Archer (1992b: 118–119).

Chemistry : Cortex K−, C−, KC−, Pd+ red; containing fumarprotocetraric acid (major) and protocetraric acid (tr.).

N: Wellington (Waipakahi Valley Kaimanawa Ra.). S: Canterbury (Mt Binser), Otago (Bride Burn, Bedford Valley, Turret Head Mt Earnslaw, Invincible Creek, Rees Valley, French Ridge West Matukituki Valley, Mt Pisgah, Rock & Pillar Ra., Flagstaff, Swampy Summit, Catlins), Southland (Pukerau). St: (Mt Anglem, Glory Cove, Wilson Bay Port Pegasus). Ant: Throughout, s.l. to 1500 m. On soil in grassland, among tussock bases, peat and on soil overlying rock, mosses, rotting logs, charred wood in Leptospermum scrub, both in semi-shade and in full sun. Known also from Australia (McCarthy 2003c, 2006).

Cosmopolitan

Illustrations : Galløe (1954: 54, pls 121–129 – as Cladonia verticillata); Martin & Child (1972: 56, pl. 5); Filson & Rogers (1979: pl. 4C); Brodo (1981: 100, fig. 56); Thomson (1984: 174); Wirth (1987: 141; 1995b: 305H; 319); Malcolm & Malcolm (1989: 120); Hansen (1995: 27); Malcolm & Galloway (1997: 173); Malcolm & Malcolm (2000: 76); Dobson (2000: 124); Brodo et al. (2001: 246, pl. 222).

Cladonia cervicornis var. verticillata is characterised by: the tiers of cups (usually more than one) proliferating from the centre of the cups. It is similar to C. krempelhuberi, which however, contains atranorin.