Flora of New Zealand Series

≡Cladonia interhiascens Nyl., Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. Paris, sér. D, 83: 87 (1876).

Lectotype: Campbell Island, sine loco. M. Filhol – H-NYL 37608 [fide Archer (1986a: 192)]. Isolectotypes – PC, TUR-V 13260, 13261 (Ahti 1993: 70).

Description : As for C. capitellata but lacking all secondary metabolites except for usnic acid.

Chemistry : Pd−; thamnolic and squamatic acids absent.

C: Still incompletely known in New Zealand. Also in Australia (Archer 1986a: 192–193; 1992b: 117; McCarthy 2003c, 2006).

Australasian

Cladonia capitellata var. interhiascens is distinguished from C. capitellata by the presence of usnic acid alone. An uncommon variety morphologically similar to var. capitellata but containing only usnic acid.