. British fungi. Fungi -- Great Britain; Botany -- Great Britain; Lichens. 522 URITlSll FUNGI Colour greenish grey. The apothecia are brownish in ccjlour, and grow round the edge" of the funnel-shaped cup. On banks, stumps, etc. Cladonia gracilis.—Ashy grey or greenish grey, long and usually tapering to a point; apothecia or fruit bodies brownish. On the ground on heaths, etc. cladonia i^racilis Usnea baybata {V\. XXXIX, lig. 2) (tree-moss or beard-moss).— Greyish green or straw-coloured. When young it usuahy gro\\s erect and is rigid, becoming limp and pendulous or drooping when


. British fungi. Fungi -- Great Britain; Botany -- Great Britain; Lichens. 522 URITlSll FUNGI Colour greenish grey. The apothecia are brownish in ccjlour, and grow round the edge" of the funnel-shaped cup. On banks, stumps, etc. Cladonia gracilis.—Ashy grey or greenish grey, long and usually tapering to a point; apothecia or fruit bodies brownish. On the ground on heaths, etc. cladonia i^racilis Usnea baybata {V\. XXXIX, lig. 2) (tree-moss or beard-moss).— Greyish green or straw-coloured. When young it usuahy gro\\s erect and is rigid, becoming limp and pendulous or drooping when older. Common on old forest trees, more especially conifers, which are often coated with dense, shaggy fleeces, varying from a few inches to a |oot jn length. It is very widely distributed over the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massee, George, 1850-1917. London, G. Routledge


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