54 UKR.NT I.YNfiK. N.-N. Kl. 



scntcd in Arnold Licli. Kxs. Nr). 973 I), hut they are usually sterile, A 

 typic.'il spccinun rioin I larflanj^er: Strandcharm II ji.lkkossk, vidit Sano- 

 STKDi'l. I he niosl ((imiiniii sta^c is a modification approaching to f. tuuri- 

 cclhr. hahiliis very \ariahlc, hut some small sorediate granulations always 

 developed near the apices. 'I he dark, often prostrata f. htrfacea is not rare 

 at sunny places on the mountains and on the coast, f. pseudocrispata Sa.ndst. 

 is recorded only from Lynger (Southern Norway). The specimens from 

 Kongsvoll (Ki.vkI are c|uite esquamulo.se at the upper half of the podetia, 

 and densely s(|uanio.sc at the lower part, with maculate podetia. Tii. P'ries 

 referred them to Chidoiiia (Ici^ciiciuvis. Ihey are almost ascyphous, and 

 the upper part is very like Clad. Dc/rssniii. 



f. phyllocoma (typical is c\identlv less common in Norwa\', at least 

 theix' are few plants in oui' herhai-ia. Our plants agree well with Sa.no- 

 STKDK Clad. Exsic. 397. Transitional stages between f. phyllocoma and f. 

 Sf//ia;i/()sissi/Na fVom the south coast. 



1. iiiitncclla is a rather common plant throughout our whole country., 

 It prefers dry sunny stations (Ericeta, l^ineta, and the like). 



As stated by Wainio (Mon. I p. 433) this forma is not constant. The 

 most 'typical' plants have pointed decorticate tips, a rather pale colour, and 

 small squamules. The base of the podetia is corticate, and the cortex may 

 persist ±_ towards the apices thus offering transitional stages to f. miiltibra- 

 chiata. There are also transitional stages between no scyphi and well 

 developed scyphi (f. dcnticollis). It may be unbranched or branched, fasci- 

 culate branches towards the apices are not rare. A darker colour is evi- 

 dently caused by a more intense insolation. 



subsp. siibsquamosa Nyl. 

 Map IV, 3. 



0sf/. Sletter (B. L.). Akers/i. Tofteholmen (B. L.l, Heland: Skullerud 

 (B.L.). Vcsf/. Tønsberg: Foyenland (B.L.), Tjemo (B.L.), Larvik: p. Ula(B. L.l. 



Aitsfagd. Lyngor (B. L.). Vcstagd. Kristian.ssand: Vaagsbygden (B.L.I, 

 Mandai: Risobank (B.L.), and Skjernoen (B. L.). 



Hord. Mosterhavn (H.). 



I am unable to find any other difference between this 'species' and 

 CI. squamosa than the chemical reaction. Its S3'stematic rank has also been 

 contested by Zahlbruckxer (Bot. Ergebn. der schwed. Exp. nach Patag. 

 (1917) p. 26). 



Recorded from some stations on the south and west coast, but most 

 probably more common than the above few stations will indicate. 



24, Cladonia caespiticia (Pers.) Elk. 

 Akersh. Kristiania: Ekeberg (Moe). Vest/. Larvik (M. N. Bl.). 

 Hord. Granvin: Havaas (H.l; Bergen: Eloifjell (H.). More. Romsdal : 

 Skiri (H.). 



