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Cladonia cenotea

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Cladonia cenotea
Specimen collected in Fundy National Park, New Brunswick, Canada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. cenotea
Binomial name
Cladonia cenotea

Cladonia cenotea or the powdered cup lichen[1] is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was first described by Erik Acharius in 1823.[2]

It grows on the north side of rotting wood or stumps in shaded areas.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. ^ Flora of the Fraser Experimental Forest, Colorado. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 1993.
  3. ^ "Cladonia cenotea". Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria. Retrieved 2019-10-08.