Cladonia pyxidata
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| Cladonia pyxidata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. pyxidata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia pyxidata | |
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Cladonia pyxidata or the pebbled cup lichen[2] is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.[3] It is host to the lichenicolous fungus Lichenoconium pyxidatae.[4]
In Nepal, Cladonia pyxidata has been reported from 4,000 to 4,100 m elevation in a compilation of published records.[5]