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Studies on the Cladonia Chlorophaea Complex at Dungeness, England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

B. W. Ferry  and
Margaret Pickering
B. W. Ferry
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Egham, Surrey TW20 OEX, U.K.
Margaret Pickering
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Egham, Surrey TW20 OEX, U.K.
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Abstract

The terricolous lichen flora on the Dungeness shingle, in south-east England, includes an abundance of members of the Cladonia chlorophaea complex. From a detailed examination of morphological and chemical attributes, the ‘species’ present are identified as Cladonia chlorophaea s. str., C. fimbriata, C. humilis, C. merochlorophaea, C. cryptochlorophaea and C. merochlorophaea var. novochlorophaea. Cladonia fimbriata and C. chlorophaea are dominant on the younger, more seaward ridges, whilst C. merochlorophaea becomes important on the older ridges. Cladonia humilis is confined to sandy substrata.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 67 - 77
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 1989

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