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Cladonia cervicornis

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Cladonia cervicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. cervicornis
Binomial name
Cladonia cervicornis
(Ach.) Flot. (1849)
Synonyms
  • Lichen cervicornis Ach. (1799)

Cladonia cervicornis is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was first described by Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1799 as Lichen cervicornis. Julius von Flotow transferred it to the genus Cladonia in 1849. In North America, it is colloquially known as the ladder lichen[1] or elk's-horn cup lichen.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-300-08249-4.
  2. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.