Cladonia leporina
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| Cladonia leporina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. leporina |
| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia leporina Fr. (1831) | |
Cladonia leporina is a species of lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was described as a new species in 1831 by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries.[2] In North America, it is colloquially known as the "jester lichen".[3] A sighting of a population of the lichen in New York (state) is the northernmost known occurrence of this species.[4]
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