(fi: palleroporonjäkälä, sv: fönsterlav)

Cladonia stellaris

Description

Fruticose lichen.

Distribution in Finland

Common across the country.

Growing form

Size

5–15 cm.

Thallus

Fruitbody

Spores

Algal partner

Green alga (Asterochloris).

Habitat

Dry heath forests, subarctic heaths, rock outcrops.

Substrate

On peaty soil, humus covering rock, tree stumps and rotten logs.

Endangered status in Finland

ENDANGERED CATEGORY (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classification)

IUCN threat classifications

CR Critically endangered

EN Endangered

VU Endangered

NT Near threatened

LC Least concern

2019 LC - least concern

2010 LC - least concern

2000 LC - least concern

Regulations

EU Habitats Directive Annex V