| Cladonia coccifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. coccifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia coccifera | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Cladonia coccifera or madame's cup lichen[2] 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.[3] German botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow transferred it to the genus Cladonia in 1787.[4] 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.[5]
The lichen has a circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, which extends south to the Himalayas.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Synonymy: Cladonia coccifera (L.) Willd., Fl. berol. prodr.: 361 (1787)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species plantarum (in Latin). Vol. 2. Stockholm: Impensis Laurentii Salvii. p. 1151.
- ^ Willdenow, C.L. von (1787). Florae Berolinensis Prodromus (in Latin). Berlin: Wilhelm Vieweg. p. 361.
- ^ Whelan, Paul (2011). Lichens of Ireland – an illustrated introduction to over 250 species. Cork: Collins Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-84889-137-1.
- ^ Stenroos, Soili (1989). "Taxonomy of the Cladonia coccifera group. 1". Annales Botanici Fennici. 26: 157–168.