95 



17a. Cladonia furcata var. racemosa (Hoffm.) Floerke 



(4, p. 422; 12, />[. 211 J. 4; 18, pi _',/. •/). BERGEN : Closter (A us- 

 tin, no date, F\, X. Y., see 2, p. 164). Warren: Kittatiny Moun- 

 tain (Tor re y, 1933). 



I7ab.* Cladonia furcata var. RACEMOSA f. SQUAMULIFERA 



Sandst. (5, p. 153). Bergen: Closter (Austin, no date, F., N. 

 ¥.). Morris: Oak Ridge (Torrey, 1934). Sussex: Waway- 

 anda Mountain [Torrey, 1933). WARREN: Kittatiny Mountain 

 (Torrey, 1933) and near Millbrook (Torrey, 1934). 



18. Cladonia floridana Vainio in Sandstede, Clad. Exsic 

 1196. 1922; Robbins, Rhodora 29: 136. pi. 157. 1927. On exposed 

 sandy soil; first reported from New Jersey by Blake (1). Atlan- 

 tic: Inskip (Blake, 1928, det. Robbins). Burlington: Brown's 

 Mills (1932), East Plains (Lutz, 1932, see 8, p. 12), Lower Bank 

 (1932), Speedwell (1932), and West Plains (Lutz, 1932, see 8, 

 p. 12). Ocean: Double Trouble (1932), Lakehurst (Torrey, 

 1934), and Seaside Park (1932). Although C. floridana was based 

 on specimens collected by Severin Rapp in Florida, its known 

 range now extends as far north as eastern Long Island and the 

 Cape Cod region. It has not been found, however, in either 

 Connecticut or Rhode Island. The occurrence of the species in 

 the Pine Barrens of New Jersey has been noted by Torrey (18, 

 p. 126). 



A full description of C. floridana has been published by 

 Robbins (10), who recognized five different forms. His account 

 emphasizes the fact that both the primary squamules and the 

 podetia give a distinct yellow color with KOH. The podetia are 

 further distinguished by having a smooth cortex, which is never 

 sorediose, and by being usually more or less branched above. 

 The branches are short and rigid and the axils are usually, but 

 not invariably, "round-perforate." The tips of the branches in 

 sterile plants are pointed and cupless but in fertile plants may 

 be obsoletely cup-forming. Both squamulose and esquamulose 

 forms occur. 



18a.* Cladonia floridana f. typica Robbins, Rhodora 29: 

 137. pi. 157, f. 5. 1927. Burlington: New Gretna (Musch, 1928, 

 det. Robbins) and West Plains (Miss Fulford, 1932). Ocean: 

 Dover Forge (Dill man, 1934). The podetia in this form are both 

 fertile and squamulose. 



