Embedded Files
This site is under construction 🚧🙂🚧 Message the mods at our Reddit community if you'd like to help. We'd be excited to have it!
Table of Contents
Introduction
Introduction
"Cladonia is a genus of moss-like lichens in the family Cladoniaceae. They are the primary food source for reindeer/caribou. Cladonia species are of economic importance to reindeer-herders, such as the Sami in Scandinavia or the Nenets in Russia." - Wikipedia :Cladonia
Status
Status
"Cladonia perforata ("perforate cladonia") is one of two on the U.S. Endangered Species List, and it should never be collected. It exists only in a few small populations in Florida.
Several Cladonia species grow on sand dunes. The presence, and luxuriant carpet-like growth, of Cladonia species is one of the defining characters of grey dune, a priority habitat for conservation under the E.U. Habitats Directive" - Wikipedia :Cladonia
"Cladonia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Chionodes continuella." - Wikipedia :Cladonia
"Cladonias are a common, diverse and fascinating genus of lichens. The classic comprises two components, a number of small leaf-like basal squamules, from which grow upright structures called the podetia, which carry the fruiting bodies. (top left picture) is an example of such an arrangement. Young start by developing squamules and then develop podetia, but some species do not develop podetia when mature. The podetia can take many forms including cups, as in (top left figure), irregular uprights, as in (top right figure), or become highly branched, (bottom left figure). Most have brown fruits on the podetia but some have red fruits and look like matches, as in bottom right. Most grow on acid substrates. While some grow directly of tree bark, others grow on rotting wood, among moss, or directly on bare soil surfaces. Further, many can be found as pioneer species on recently disturbed sites, such as quarries, road cuttings etc. They are important components of lowland heaths and upland moors." - British Lichen Society: Next Steps Field Guide Part 1
Benefits
Benefits
Medicine
Medicine
" Antibiotic compounds are extracted from some species to create antibiotic cream." - Wikipedia :Cladonia
Resources & Guides
Resources & Guides
Maps
Maps
Europe
Europe
UK
UK
Public Create Map of Britain's Lost Rainforests Scroll in to see index of hygrothermy of different areas. Use the layers to explore historical range, modern remnants, as well as the names and locations of liverworts, mosses, and lichens.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse