Cladoniaceae

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Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Baumg.

Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Baumg.

Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Baumg.

Cladonia furcata is a branched Cladonia lichen that commonly grows in low to mid elevation coastal North American forests.

Cladonia confusa R.Sant.

Cladonia confusa R.Sant.

Cladonia confusa R.Sant.

Cladonia confusa R.Sant. is a common terricolous lichen with yellow-green podetia, found across multiple global regions.

Cladonia subulata (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

Cladonia subulata (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

Cladonia subulata (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

Cladonia subulata is a fruticose cup lichen in Cladoniaceae, known in North America as antlered powderhorn or antlered cup lichen.

Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.

Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.

Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.

Cladonia macilenta Hoffm. is a small to medium cup-less Cladonia lichen found on acidic substrates in open heath and woodland.

Cladonia squamosa Hoffm.

Cladonia squamosa Hoffm.

Cladonia squamosa Hoffm.

Cladonia squamosa Hoffm. is a widely distributed lichen that grows on specific mosses across multiple continents.

Cladonia portentosa (Dufour) Coem.

Cladonia portentosa (Dufour) Coem.

Cladonia portentosa (Dufour) Coem.

Cladonia portentosa is a branched lichen that forms 6 cm tall compact mats, with wider branching angles than Cladonia rangiferina.

Cladonia cristatella Tuck.

Cladonia cristatella Tuck.

Cladonia cristatella Tuck.

Cladonia cristatella, the British soldiers lichen, is a fruticose cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae family first described in 1858.

Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber

Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber

Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber

Cladonia rangiferina, commonly reindeer lichen, is a slow-growing stress-tolerant lichen with documented traditional uses.

Cladonia sulphurina (Michx.) Fr.

Cladonia sulphurina (Michx.) Fr.

Cladonia sulphurina (Michx.) Fr.

Cladonia sulphurina is a cup lichen in Cladoniaceae, not assessed by IUCN as of 2021, and listed endangered in Iceland.

Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.

Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.

Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.

Cladonia deformis, the lesser sulphur cup lichen, is a fruticose cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae family.

Cladonia uncialis (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

Cladonia uncialis (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

Cladonia uncialis (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

Cladonia uncialis is a fruticose cup lichen in Cladoniaceae, known as thorn Cladonia in North America.

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd.

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd.

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd.

Cladonia gracilis, the smooth cup lichen, is a fruticose cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae family.

Cladonia bellidiflora (Ach.) Schaer.

Cladonia bellidiflora (Ach.) Schaer.

Cladonia bellidiflora (Ach.) Schaer.

Cladonia bellidiflora, the toy soldiers cup lichen, is a fruticose cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae family.

Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.

Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.

Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.

Cladonia pyxidata, the pebbled cup lichen, is a Cladoniaceae cup lichen that hosts the fungus Lichenoconium pyxidatae.

Cladonia stygia (Fr.) Ruoss

Cladonia stygia (Fr.) Ruoss

Cladonia stygia (Fr.) Ruoss

Cladonia stygia is a boreal reindeer lichen species with distinct podetia, found across the Northern Hemisphere with key ecological roles.

Cladonia stellaris (Opiz) Pouzar & Vĕzda

Cladonia stellaris (Opiz) Pouzar & Vĕzda

Cladonia stellaris (Opiz) Pouzar & Vĕzda

Cladonia stellaris is an ecologically important circumpolar lichen, a key winter food for reindeer and caribou with various human uses.

Cladonia foliacea (Huds.) Willd.

Cladonia foliacea (Huds.) Willd.

Cladonia foliacea (Huds.) Willd.

Cladonia foliacea is a Cladoniaceae lichen species that has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Cladonia coniocraea (Flörke) Spreng.

Cladonia coniocraea (Flörke) Spreng.

Cladonia coniocraea (Flörke) Spreng.

Cladonia coniocraea is a fruticose cup lichen in Cladoniaceae with an unassessed IUCN status, marked data deficient in Iceland.

Cladonia cornuta (L.) Baumg.

Cladonia cornuta (L.) Baumg.

Cladonia cornuta (L.) Baumg.

Cladonia cornuta, or bighorn cup lichen, is a fruticose cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae family with a widespread boreal, arctic and Southern Hemisphere distribution.

Cladonia fimbriata (L.) Fr.

Cladonia fimbriata (L.) Fr.

Cladonia fimbriata (L.) Fr.

Cladonia fimbriata, the trumpet cup lichen, is a cup lichen in Cladoniaceae, unassessed by IUCN and data deficient in Iceland.

Cladonia transcendens (Vainio) Vainio

Cladonia transcendens (Vainio) Vainio

Cladonia transcendens (Vainio) Vainio

Cladonia transcendens, the graduated cup lichen, is a fruticose cup lichen species in the Cladoniaceae family.

Cladonia cariosa (Lilj.) Spreng.

Cladonia cariosa (Lilj.) Spreng.

Cladonia cariosa (Lilj.) Spreng.

Cladonia cariosa is a widespread, cosmopolitan squamulose lichen with varied chemotypes and specific distinguishing features.

Cladonia cenotea (Ach.) Schaer.

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.

Cladonia pleurota (Flörke) Schaer.

Cladonia pleurota (Flörke) Schaer.

Cladonia pleurota (Flörke) Schaer.

Cladonia pleurota is a fruticose cup lichen in Cladoniaceae, commonly called red-fruited pixie cup in North America.

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