132. Cladonia] 34. CLADONIACEAE 247 



D. Podetia simple or proliferating from the margins of the cups 

 E. Podetia always corticate 



F. Podetia subtomentose between the scattered areoles, the 

 tips often fastigiately branched; often spotted at 



the base SO. CI. degenerans 



F. Podetia subtomentose between the scattered areoles, 

 tips not fastigiately branched; base not spotted 

 G. Cups dilated and rather broad; podetia rather stout 

 H. Podetia without squamules or with squamules 



toward the base 48. CI. gracilis 



H. Podetia squamulose throughout, cups more 



irregular 48. CI. gracilis dilacerata 



G. Cups narrow or wanting; podetia slender 



H. Podetia much elongated .... 48. CI. gracilis elongata 

 H. Podetia medium-sized 



I. Podetia squamulose 48. CI. gracilis aspera 



I. Podetia not squamulose ... 48. CI. gracilis chordalis 

 E. Podetia always wholly or partly decorticate 

 F. Podetia not uniformly decorticate above 



G. Podetia sorediate toward the apex, sometimes 



bearing cups 49. CI. cornuta 



G. Podetia variously sorediate and decorticate, 



never bearing cups 46. CI. decorticata 



F. Podetia uniformly decorticate above 



G. Primary squamules densely covered with minute 



coralloid branchlets or squamules ... 59. CI. microphylliza 

 G. Primary squamules smooth or rarely 



sorediate 57. C. fimbriata (and subspecies below) 



H. Cups usually well developed 



I. Podetia proliferating .... 57. CI. fimbriata prolifera 

 I. Podetia not proliferating ... 57. CI. fimbriata simplex 

 H. Cups absent, or narrow and abortive 

 I. Podetia elongated 



J. Cups never present ... 57. CI. fimbriata subulata 

 J. Cups usually present 



K. Cups better developed . 57. CI. fimbriata radiata 

 K. Cups very poorly 



developed .... 57. CI. fimbriata nemoxyna 

 I. Podetia usually short 



J. Podetia usually cupless . 57. CI. fimbriata coniocraea 

 J. Podetia with narrow and abortive 



cups 57. CI. fimbriata ochrochlora 



C. Podetia short or lacking 



D. Apothecia seated on the primary squamules ... 40. CI. apodocarpa 

 D. Apothecia on longer or shorter podetia 



E. Primary squamules medium-sized to large 



F. Podetia cupless 61. CI. strepsilis 



F. Podetia with small cups 60. CI. foliacea 



E. Primary squamules small to medium-sized 

 F. Podetia always or sometimes forming cups 



G. Cups broad, always corticate, the ranks short 



H. Squamules rather large 54. CI. mateocyatha 



H. Squamules smaller 



I. Squamules of the primary thallus thinner 



and more incised 53. CI. pyxidata 



I. Squamules thicker and less incised, closely 

 packed into a brownish or olivaceous 



crust 53. CI. pyxidata pocillum 



G. Cups narrow or sometimes absent; ranks elongated 

 H. Primary thallus persistent; cortex 



dispersed, soon scattered 45. CI. Beaumontii 



H. Primary thallus disappearing; cortex subcontinuous 



or areolate 58. CI. pityrea 



