3. C. uncialis Nyl. Not. Siillsk. jiro F. e t Fl. Fenn. Forh. n. s. v.
(186G) J). 111.—Podetia cylindrical, somewhat close, glabrous or
verruculo.se, shining or snbopaque, shortly and dichotomously
branched, more or less perforate a t th e axils, straw-coloured or
greeuish-straw-coloured, tlie apices erect, subulate or (2 -5 ) d en ticulate
when sterile, digitato-radiate when fe rtile; soyphi none
(K—, K(CaCl) + yellowish). Apotheoia small, pale or brown ; spores
oblongo-fusiform, 0 ,0 0 8 -1 2 mm. long, 0,0035 mm. thick.—Cromb.
Lich. lirit. p. 22.— Cladina uncialis Leight. Lieli. F l. p. 74, ed. 3,
p. 07. Cladonia uncialis Gray, Nat. Arr. i. p. 415 ; Sm. Eug. IT.
V. p. 2 3 8 ; Mudd, Alan. p. 59. Cenomyce uncialis Hook. Fl. Scot.
ii. p. 04 ; Tayl. in Alack. Fl. Hib. ii. p. 78. Tlclien uncialis Linn. 8p.
PI. (1753) p. 1153; Huds. IT. Augl. p. 459 ; Lightf. F l. Scot. ii.
p. 880 ; AVith. Arr. ed. 3, iv. p. 44 ; Eng. liot. t. 174. Cladonia
stellata Schær., Aludd, lirit. Clad, p. 26. Coralloides perforatum
minus molle et tenue Hill. AIuso. 99, t. 16. f. 22 A, c, d. TAchenoides
tubulosum caulindis molUorihtis et crassioribus, minus Dill, in Hay,
Syn. ed. 3, p. 07, n. 2 1 .—Brit. E.cs. : Bohl. nos. 15, 31.
Thougli the podetia are usually glabrous, yet when the plant grows at
high altitudes and in exposed situations they often become subgranulato-
uneqiial, as also in the following forms. In tlie type the podetia are of
nearly equal thickness througliout, and vary in height from 1-3 inches.
'The apothecia are very rare witli us, nor are the speimogoues frequent.
Ilab. On the ground among mosses on moorlands and mountains from
upland to alpine regions,—Distr. General and common throughout
Great liritain, and probably in Ireland ; ususlly associated with the two
preceding species.—B. AI. : Yarmouth, Suffolk; Reigate Heath, Surrey;
near Tuubridge Wells, Kent; Hay Tor, Dartmoor, Devonshire; near
Respriiig, Cornw'all ; Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire ; Hartlebury
Common, AVorcestershire ; Barmouth and Rhewgreidden, Alerioiiethsliii-e ;
Ingleby Aloor, Cleveland, Yorkshire; The Cheviots, Northumberland.
New Galloway, Kirkcudbriglitshire; Ben Lomond, Dumbartonshire;
Craig Calliach and Rannoch Aloor, Perthshire ; Clova, Forfarsliire ; Hill
of Ardo, near Aberdeen, Glen Callater and Ben Alacdhui, Braemar, Aberdeenshire
; near Rothiemurchus and Ben Nevis, Inverness-shire ; Lairg,
Siitlierlandshire ; Hills of Applecross, Ross-shire. Coachford, near Cork ;
Erris, CO. Mayo ; Kylemore, co. Galway.
Porm 1. holacina Cromb. Lioh. Brit. (1870) p. 22.—Podetia
short, slender, usually very m uch and somewhat intricately branched,
imperforate a t the axils.— Cromb. Grevillea, xi. p. 115.— Cenomyce
uncialis y . holacina Ach. Lioh. Hniv. (1810) p. 559.— Brit. E.vs. ;
Leight. n. 58 ; Aludd, n. 17, Clad. n. 61.
Cæspitosely pulvinate in habit, and distinguisbed by the smaller and
much more branched podetia, which are scarcely 1 in. long. They are
occasionally “ adspersed with a verrucæform lepra ” Del.—“ riigoso-ver-
rucosewith brown points” Schær., var. leprosa (Del.), which'appears
to be caused by a fimgus. I t is rarely fertile.
TIab. In dry places among mosses on moorlands in upland districts.__
Distr. Apparently local and scarce in N. England, N. AVales, and among
the Grampians, Scotland.—B. AI. ; Hay Tor, Dartmoor, Devonshire;
Hauglimond Ilill, Shropshire; Rhewgreidden, Alerionethshire; Cleveland,
Yorkshire. Rannoch, Perthshire ; Morrone, Braemar, Aberdeenshire
(in both localities also leprosa (Del.)).
Form 2. adunca Cromh. Journ. Linn. Soo. Bot. xvii. (1880)
p. 560, Grevillea, xi. p. 1 1 5 .—Podotia elongate, thickened upwards,
sparingly branched, perforate at th e axils ; branches subfastigiate,
subulate, furcate, or stellato-dentato a t th e apices.— Cladina uncialis
f. adunca læight. Lioh. El. p. 75, ed. 3, p. 68. Cladonia uncialis
p . adunca Gray, Nat. Arr. i. p. 415 ; Hook. Fl. Scot. ii. p. 64.
Cladonia stellata fl. adunca Aludd, Brit. Clad. p. 26. Boeomyces
aduncus Ach. Aleth. (1803) p. 353. Cladonia uncialis fl. elatior Er.,
Aludd, Alan. p. 59. Lichen uncialis var. fl, Huds. Fl. Angl. ed. 2,
p. 555 ; Lightf. El. Scot. ii. p. 880 ; AATth. Arr. ed. 3, iv. p. 44. '
Coralloides perforatum majus, molle et crassum Dill. AIuso. 98, 1 .16.
f. 21. Lichenoides tubulosum, cauliculis moUioribus et crassioribus,
majus Dill, in Ray Syn. ed. 3, p. 67, n. 20.—B rit. Exs. : Mudd,
11. 21, Clad. n. 62.
Larger than tbe tj'pe, msually 3-4 in. in lengtli, with the podetia
softer, thicker, more open at the axils, and subfastigiate at the apices,
which are somewhat variable in form. Tbe apotbecia are very rare in
our specimens.
Hah. On the ground in damp places on moorlands and mountains in
upland and subalpine districts.—Histr. Probably general in Great Britain ;
apparently rare iu S. Ireland.—B. AI. : Eslier, Surrey ; Dartmoor, Devonshire;
near Penzance and AVithiel, Cornwall; Cwm Byohan, Alerioneth-
sliire ; Battersby Aloor and Ayton Aloor, Cleveland, Yorkshire ; The
Cheviots, Northumberland. Ben Lomond, Dumbartonshire; Ben Orua-
chan, Argyleshire ; Craig Calliach and Rannoch Aloor, Pertbsbire ; Clova
Alts, and Sidlaw Hills, Forfarsliire ; Lochnagar, Braemar, Aberdeenshire ;
Ben Nevis, Inveruess-shire. Doneraile Alts., co. Cork.
Form 3. turgescens Cromb. Lioh. Brit. (1870) p. 2 2 .—Podetia
thick, turgid, sparingly branched, perforate a t th e axils ; branches
subtruiioate, fastigiate, stellato-denticulate a t the apices.— Cladina
uncicdis f. turgescens Leight. Lioh. F l. p. 75, ed. 3, p. 08. Cladonia
uncialis c. turgescens F r. ITeh. Eur. (1831) p. 244 ; Aludd, Alan,
p. 59. Cladonia stellata p. adunca b. turgescens Aludd, Brit. Clad,
p. 27. Cladonia uncialis fl. turgida Sohær., Sm. Eng. El. v. p. 235.
Perbaps a more turgid state of the preceding, with which it seems to
be confluent, though differing also in the subtruncate apices. The podetia,
which are 2-3 in. in height and often more than 3 mm. in thickness, are
sometimes much deformed. In our British specimens the apothecia are
rare.
Hah. On the ground among mosses and on turf-walls in upland moorlands.—
Distr. Local and scarce in S. and AV. England, S. Scotland, and
among the Grampians.—B. AI. ; Aldershott, Hants; Cwm Bychan, Alerio-
nethsbire. New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire ; Ben Lawers and Rannoch,
Perthshire ; Sidlaw Hills, Forfarshire ; Ilill of Ardo, near Aberdeen
; Aloor of Alorrone, Braemar ; Rothiemurchus, Inverness-shire.
Form 4. ohtusata Nyl. Not. Sallsk. pro F . e t Fl. Fenn. Forh.
n . s. V. (1866) p. 111.—Podetia decumbent, short, turg id , simplish
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