Cladonia portentosa (Dufour) Coem.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCladonia portentosa (a lichen)
GenusCladonia (cup lichens)
FamilyCLADONIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cladonia portentosa (a lichen) :
1: Cladonia portentosa (a lichen)
23 Mar 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on heathland, fertile
Image 1: PodetiaImage 2: Podetia - close-upImage 3: Podetia - close-up (2)Image 4: Podetia - fertile - side viewImage 5: Podetia - fertile - side view - silver backgroundImage 6: Podetia - sterile - side view - black backgroundImage 7: Podetia - sterile - side view - white backgroundImage 8: Apothecia - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Apothecia - top view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Podetia - fertile - close-up - enlarged
2: Cladonia portentosa (a lichen)
7 Feb 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
wet form
Image 1: Swollen form from damp area
3: Cladonia portentosa (a lichen)
10 Jan 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Branch tipsImage 2: Branch tips (2)Image 3: Branch tips - close-upImage 4: Lichen thallus
4: Cladonia portentosa (a lichen)
5 Apr 1970 OSGR: TQ43 51° 0’ N, 0° 0’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: In situ

Cladonia portentosa (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cladonia portentosa (a lichen)
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