Cladonia cenotea (Ach.) Schaer. is a fungus in the Cladoniaceae family, order Lecanorales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Cladonia cenotea (Ach.) Schaer.

Cladonia cenotea (Ach.) Schaer.

Powdered cup lichen (Cladonia cenotea) is a Cladoniaceae cup lichen, first described 1823, that grows on shaded rotting wood.

Family
Genus
Cladonia
Order
Lecanorales
Class
Lecanoromycetes

About Cladonia cenotea (Ach.) Schaer.

Cladonia cenotea, commonly known as the powdered cup lichen, is a species of cup lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae. It was first formally described by Erik Acharius in 1823. This lichen grows on the north side of rotting wood or stumps in shaded environments.

Photo: (c) Hans Ritter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Hans Ritter · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Cladoniaceae Cladonia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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