( ’.7 9 8 ) 1). 194; Eng. Bot. t. 1894. IJclien cornutus e. Lightf. El.
Soot. ii. p. 870. Coralloides v ie ramosum, sei/phis ohscuris Dill.
Ahisc. 9Ü, t. 15. f. 14 P. Coralloides seyphiforme, assis femoris facie
1)111. Atiiso. 91, t. 15. f. 15.—Ï 0 this also is referable Cladonia
vestita Loight. xVnn. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 3, xi.x. (1807) p. 117,
Licli. El. p. 67, cd. 3, p. 62.
From C. coccifera this differs in the longer (2-3 in.), slender, aud more
squamulose podetia, as also in the absence of any eliemical reactions.
As observed, however, by Fries fil. (Licli. Scand. p. 65), specimens from
more arctic regions are with K (CaCl) distinctly yellowish. This is also
occasioually the ease ivitli specimens growing at bigli altitudes on the
Scottish mountains, whence C. vestita Leight,, wbicb is nothing typical,
and differs in the diagnosis from var. vestita Ach. Lich. Univ. p. 541,
'J’be basal squamules or leaflets are often glaucous and occasionally somewhat
large, while the podetia are frequently brownish at the base and
sometimes proliferous. The apotbecia are usually numerous, of a line
scarlet colour, tbougb occasionally, as in the other species of this section,
becoming denigrate.
Hah. On peaty soil among mosses iu Ufiland, but chiefly in subalpine
and alpine districts of mountainous regions.—Distr. Local and scarce in
\\’. and N. England and N. Wales ; more frequent among the Scottish
( tramjiians ; doubtful iu E. Ireland.—D. M. : Ilustyn Down, Cornwall ;
Diffwvs, near ISarmoutb, Alerionetbsbire ; tbe Cheviots, Nortbumberland.
Ben Cruacban, Argyleshire; Ben Lawers and liannoch, Perthshire; near
Locb I’badrig iu Glen Callater, and Cairngorm, Braemar, Aberdeensliire ;
Ben Nevis, Inverness-sbire.
E or ml . gracilenta Florke, Clad. (1828) p. 99.— Podetia elongate,
slender, branched : scyqihi dilated, den ta to -rad iate a t th e mai'-
gins, substerile.—Cromb. Lioh. Brit. p. 21.— Cladonia coccifera ft.
hiUidijlora b. gradlenia Mudd, Brit. Clad, p. 29. Cenomyce cocco-
cephala ?. gracilenta -Ach. Lich. Univ. (1810) p. 542.
Differs only in liaving the podetia more slender, branched (2-4
divided), and in being substerile, with tbe apothecia seldom rightly
developed.
Hah. On tho ground in subalpine moorlands.—D ktr. Apparently local
and scarce in N. England, and among the Central and N. Scottish Grampians.—
B. AI. : Ivilhopo Law, Northumberland, liannoch, Perthshire ;
near Locb Phadrig, Glen Callater, and on Ben-naboord, Braemar, Aberdeenshire.
ft. Hooker! Nyl. Syn. i. (1860) p. 221.— Podetia glabrous,
unequally corticate, csquamulosc, or oocasionally here aud there w ith
a few small squamules. Aqiotheoia large.—Cromb. Grevillea, xi.
p. 114.— Gladonia lloolceri Tuck. Syn. (1845) p. 55.
Characterized by tbe naked or almost entirely naked podetia In the
only British specimen seen these are about 1 iu. high, robust, entirely
esquamulose, with the apothecia somewhat large, conglomerate, and
having a few minute squamules intermixed.
Hab. On the ground in subalpine moorlands.—Distr. Very local and
rare, having been seen only from one locality among tho N. Grampians,
Scotland.- B. AI. : Glen Candlic, Braemar, Aberdeenshire.
33. C. deformis Hoffm, Dcutsdi. Fl. ii. (1795) p. 120.—Thallus
foliaceo-squamuloso a t tho base ; leaflets moderate or somewhat
largo, palc-groen above, whitish beneath ; podetia elongate, turgid,
simqfle, efoliolose, tuhmforrni-soyphifcrous, sulphureo-pulvorulciit;
soyphi regular or difform, crcnato-dentato or irrogularly proliferous
a t th e margins (Kf+ y ellow ish , K(CaCl) + yellow). Aqiothecia discrete
or congiomerato; spores 0,008—10 mm. long, 0,003—4 mm.
th ick .—Cromb. Lioh. Brit. p. 21 ; Loight. Lioh. IT. qi. 68, cd. 3,
q). 63.— Glad.onia coccifera S. deformis Mudd, Alan. qj. 01, Brit. Clad.
q>. 30. Seijphophorus deformis 8m. Eng. El. v. qi. 2 4 4 ; Graqq Nat.
xArr. i. p. 442. Cenomyce deformis Hook. Fl. Scot. ii. p. 63. Lichen
deformis Linn. Sp. P I (1753) p. 1152 ; Eng. Bot. t. 1394.— Lichen
deformis of Hudson and our older authors is roferahlo to tho n ext
sqieoios.— B rit. E.vs.: Aludd, ii. 25, Clad. n. 0 8 ; Bohl. n. 39.
From var. pleurota of C. cornucopioides, with whicli it is comparable,
this is distinguished by the elongate, more turgid, and differently coloured
podetia. These are sometimes nearly fissured throughout, more or less
corticate, and when sterile are cornute. The_ apothecia, which are at
length conglomerate, are very rare in Great Britain, and are seldom seeu
rightly developed.
Hah. Oil the ground among heaths in wooded upland tracts.—Dfsfr,
Not very general nor common in AV. and N. England, more frequent
among the Scottish Grampians, especially in Braemar ; not seen from
Ireland.—B. AI. : Ilay Coppice, Ilerefordsliire; Guisboro’ Aloor and
Loundsdale, Cleveland, A’orksliire; AVindermere, AVestmoreland ; Alston,
Cumberland. Appin, Argyleshire ; Craig Calliach and Haunocli, Perthshire
; Linn of Dee, Ben-naboord, and Loch Phadrig, Braemar, xAberdeen-
.shire; Ilotliiemurclius AVoods, luveriiess-sliire ; near Forres, Elginshire.
Form 1. gonecha NvT. Syu. i. (1860) p. 2 2 2 .—Podetia longer,
gradually incrassate ujiwards from th e b a s e ; th e sojqihi dilated,
irregular, lacero-radiate. Apothecia somowhat large, conflnent.—
Cromb. Grevillea, xi. p. 114.— Bceomyees deformis y. gonechus Aoh.
Aleth. (1803) p. 335.
This form is characterized hy the larger, turgid podetia, and by the
irregular form of the scyphi. The only British specimeiis gathered are
sterile.
Hab. On peaty soil amongst stunted heaths on subalpine moorlands.--
Distr. A’ery local and rare among the N. Grampians and in the N.AV.
Highlands, Scotland.—B. AI. : B illochbuie Forest, Braemar, Aberdeen-
sliire ; Ben Ferrog, Inverness-sbire.
Form 2. pulvinata Nyl. Lich. Scand. (1861) p. 60.—Thallus
pulvinato-congested a t tho" base, th e podetia short, narrow, ourvato-
flexuose aud laoero-flssured, substerile.—Cromb. Grovilloa, xv. p. 40.
— Cenomyce pulvinata Ach. Lieh. Univ. (1810) q>. 544.
The small pulvinate basal thallus, consisting of minute imbricate leaflets,
and the less developed, curved, and fissured podetia are the distinctive
marks of this form, which, however, is connected with the type
hy intermediate states. It i.s never seen with tbe apothecia rightly
developed.
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