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Series 1. Subglaucescentes Vainio.

Podetia grey, white, glaucescent, or ash coloured, never yellowish.

Cladonia bacillaris (Ach.)Nyl.K —, C —,P—.

This species has the same chemical reactions as C. Floerkeana and C. didyma but is distinguished by the copious soredia into which the cortex breaks up. New Zealand (Jolliffe); South Island (Haast); Otago (Hector); Greymouth (Helms*, W.M. 2158), Mt.Cargill (J.S.T.571); Mihiwaka (J. S. T. 645); Saddle Hill (W. M. 5111); Maungatua (J. M.0541); Lake Howden (J.M. 0852); Greenhills (W.M. 3061).

Cladonia Floerkeana (Fr.) Sommerf.K —, C —, P —.

On earth, in heaths, on rotting wood, and in moss.

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South Island (Lyall); New Zealand (Colenso); Swanson (T. C. Chambers in “Tane”, 1952.

f.carcata (Ach.) Vainio.

Wellington Botanic Gardens* (W.M. 2809); Lake Manapouri (W.M.5011); Leith Saddle (W.M 4391); Kuriwao (W.M.4308).

f.intermedia Hepp.

Wellington Botanic Gardens (W.M.* 2808,* 2827); Pohangina R. (H.H.A.); Lake Manapouri (W.M. 4623*, 5011); Kaiteriteri* (W.M. 3042); Wairau Valley (W. M.3037); Mt.Cargill (W.M. 4405); Dalefield (W.M. 4016); Lake Kanieri* (W.M. 4011).

Cladonia didyma (Fée) Vainio. K −, C −, P −.

Not very common in New Zealand; a plant of earth, peat, rock, dead timber. Kuriwao (W.M. 4416); Lake Kanieri (W.M. 4004); Forest Hill (J.M. 0905).

f.squamulosa Robbins. Feilding (H.H.A.).

var rugifera Vainio. Ohakune (T.W.A).

var. muscigena (Eschw.) Vainio. Greenhills (W.M.3061).

f.polydactyloides (Müll. Arg.) Vainio Wairau Valley (W.M. 4290).

Cladonia vulcanica Zoll. and Mor. K +, C−, P +.

A segregate from C. didyma occurring in similar habitats and having the same world distribution.

Whangarei (W.A. given in Herb D.S.I R.); Taupo (K.W.A. in Herb. D. S. I.R.); Lead Hills (J. S. T. 1973); Rangitoto Island (L.B. Moore in Herb. D. S. I. R.).

Cladonia oceanica Vain. K −, P −.

Near Atiamuri (Volcanic Plateau) K.W.A.; det. Dr. H. Sandstede.(L.32 in author's herbarium.)

Cladonia macilenta (Hoffm.) Nyl. K +, C −, P +.

A plant mainly of heath soils, decaying logs, and tussock stumps.North Island (Hooker, Cunningham, Colenso, Sinclair); Kaipara (W.L L.); Whangamoa Hill (W.M.3091); Lake Kanieri (W.M. 4011); Mt. Cargill (W.M.4422); Lake Manapouri (W.M. 4626); Longwood Summit (W.M 4538); Kuriwao (W. M.3092); Mihiwaka (J.S.T 624); Cascade Creek (W.M. 4593); Awarua (W M. 4530).

f.corticata Vain. Ruapehu (J. Jablonszky).

f. styiacella (Ach.) Vain. On peat near Westport* (W.M. 1338).

f.squamigera Vain Mt. Cargill (W. M.4415).

Cladonia digitata Schaer. K +, C −, (KG) +, P +.

On peaty and barren heath soils and decaying logs.

North Island (Cunningham, Colenso).

f.monstrosa (Ach.) Vain.* Kuriwao (W.M.2170);* Cascade Creek (W. M. 4497), Maungatua (J. M.0423).

f.phyllophora Anzi.Flagstaff (W. M. 5355, 6900).

Cladonia flabelliformis (Flk.) Vain. K +, (KC) + (rufous), P +.

[Sandstede (52, p. 26) lists this species from New Zealand as a synonym of C. polydactyla Flk.]

On tree stumps and decaying logs.

f.tubaeformis (Mudd) Vain.Peel Forest, Canterbury (H.H.A.); Tophouse (W.M.3028).

Cladonia hypoxantha Tuck. K +, P +.

[Evans (17, pp. 264–267) gives reasons for regarding C. endoxantha as a synonym Sandstede (52, p. 30) gives reactions for C. hypoxantha as K −, P −.]

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On logs and caudices of tree-ferns. Podetia with isidioid granules.

On Dicksonia fibrosa, Raetihi (J. E. Attwood); Mihiwaka (J.S. T. 624); Cascade Creek (W.M 5138); Lake Howden track (J.M. 0247).

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