Biology:Cladonia coccifera
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Short description: Species of lichen
| Cladonia coccifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. coccifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia coccifera (L.) Willd. (1787)
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Cladonia coccifera or madame's cup lichen[2] is a species of fruticose, cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was first described by Swedish lichenologist Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum.[3] German botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow transferred it to the genus Cladonia in 1787.[4] The lichen has apothecia and bright red pycnidia atop of yellowish to grey-green podetia that are 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) high. The base of the thallus comprises rounded squamules (scales) with a yellow to orange-brown undersurface. It typically occurs on acidic peaty and sandy soils.[5]
The lichen has a circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, which extends south to the Himalayas.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Synonymy: Cladonia coccifera (L.) Willd., Fl. berol. prodr.: 361 (1787)". Species Fungorum. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=120192.
- ↑ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". 2020. https://www.wildspecies.ca.
- ↑ Linnaeus, Carl (1753) (in la). Species plantarum. 2. Stockholm: Impensis Laurentii Salvii. p. 1151. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359172.
- ↑ Willdenow, C.L. von (1787) (in la). Florae Berolinensis Prodromus. Berlin: Wilhelm Vieweg. p. 361. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6162990.
- ↑ Whelan, Paul (2011). Lichens of Ireland – an illustrated introduction to over 250 species. Cork: Collins Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-84889-137-1.
- ↑ Stenroos, Soili (1989). "Taxonomy of the Cladonia coccifera group. 1". Annales Botanici Fennici 26: 157–168.
Wikidata ☰ Q113273 entry
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