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VC<br />
SL<br />
Cladonia fruticulosa<br />
Cladonia humilis<br />
SL<br />
DD<br />
Fr<br />
Cladoniaceae<br />
Description Fruticose. Basal squamules are persistent, small to medium size, and<br />
cottony granulose sorediate on the lower side. Pale to dark brown grey podetia<br />
grow from basal squamules. Podetia are simple, and rarely branched. Podetial<br />
discs are common, convex, pale brown to dark brown.<br />
Status Very common. Can be easily identified as this species forms large<br />
colonies and has simple, brown podetia. New record for <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>. (Weerakoon<br />
& Aptroot 2014)<br />
Habitat Mostly restricted to humid high elevation forests above 900 m. Mostly<br />
observed on sunny open places growing on soil and soil banks.<br />
Description Fruticose. The primary thallus is squamulose and large, irregularly<br />
lobate. Podetia are whitish grey brown, thick at base, simple, closed, inner side<br />
not sorediate, outer side sorediate and squamulose and disc brown.<br />
Status Only spotted in a few localities. New record for <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>.<br />
Habitat Mostly restricted to humid high elevation forests above 1000 m.<br />
Locations Nuwara Eliya.<br />
Cladoniaceae<br />
Locations Horton Plains and Kikiliyamana tower area, Pidurutalagala montane<br />
forests.<br />
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