Cladonia cristatella Tuck. is a fungus in the Cladoniaceae family, order Lecanorales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.
Cladonia cristatella Tuck.
Cladonia cristatella, the British soldiers lichen, is a fruticose cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae family first described in 1858.
Cladonia cristatella Tuck., commonly called the British soldiers lichen or British soldiers cup lichen, is a fruticose cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae family. American botanist Edward Tuckerman first published the formal scientific description of this species in 1858. This lichen can be mistaken for other red-topped lichen species, including Cladonia leporina and Cladonia incrassata.
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Cladonia rei Schaer.
Cladonia didyma (Fée) Vain.
Pulchrocladia retipora (Labill.) S.Stenroos, Pino-Bodas & Ahti
Cladonia subulata (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.
Cladonia cariosa (Lilj.) Spreng.
Cladonia confusa R.Sant.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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