Cladonia coccifera
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| Cladonia coccifera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. coccifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia coccifera | |
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Cladonia coccifera or madame's cup lichen[3] 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.[4] German botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow transferred it to the genus Cladonia in 1787.[5] 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.[6]
The lichen has a circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, which extends south to the Himalayas.[7] In Nepal, Cladonia coccifera has been reported from 2,000 to 4,000 m elevation in a compilation of published records.[8]
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