We value your privacy

We use cookies and other technologies to enhance your experience, analyse site usage, help with reporting, and assist in other ways to improve the website. You can choose to allow cookies and other technologies or decline. Your choice will not affect site functionality.

Click for help
Lichens A-Pac (2007) - Flora of New Zealand Lichens - Revised Second Edition A-Pac
Copy a link to this page Cite this record

Cladonia sulcata var. striata

C. sulcata var. striata A.W.Archer, Muelleria 6: 386 (1987).

Description : As for C. sulcata but differing in containing norstictic acid in place of psoromic acid.

Chemistry : K+ weak yellow, KC−, Pd+ weak yellow; containing atranorin, bourgeanic, norstictic, cryptostictic (tr.), constictic (tr.) and stictic (tr.) acids

N: Northland (Karikari Peninsula). Auckland (Whatipu, Waitakere coast). On soil. Known also from Australia (Archer & Bartlett 1986; Archer 1992b; McCarthy 2003c, 2006).

Australasian

Cladonia sulcata var. striata is characterised by: the grooved and splitting podetia; and the presence of bourgeanic and norstictic acid.

Click to go back to the top of the page
Top