Cladonia borealis

Cladonia borealis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lecanorales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Lecanorales

Familia: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species: Cladonia borealis

Name

Cladonia borealis S.Stenroos, Ann. bot. fenn. 26(2): 160 (1989)

• Host-Substratum/Locality: On mossy rock outcrop: Finland

References

• Stenroos, S. 1989. Taxonomy of the Cladonia coccifera group. 1. Annales Botanici Fennici 26: 157–168. (RLL List # 139 / Rec.# 17898 - Recent Literature on Lichens) Reference page. 
• Brodo, Sharnoff, & Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America

Links

• North American Lichen Checklist
• USDA Plants Database
• List of British Lichens & Lichenicolous Fungi
• LIAS
• MycoBank
• Index Fungorum

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Cladonia borealis

• A Flechtenbilder (Lichen Images) by Ulrich Kirschbaum -Cladonia borealis

Vernacular names

English: Boreal pixie-cup (Lichens of N.A.),   Boreal cup lichen (USDA)

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