Cladonia cenotea or the powdered cup lichen[1] is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was first described by Erik Acharius in 1823.[2]
Cladonia cenotea | |
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Specimen collected in Fundy National Park, New Brunswick, Canada | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Cladoniaceae |
Genus: | Cladonia |
Species: | C. cenotea
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Binomial name | |
Cladonia cenotea |
It grows on the north side of rotting wood or stumps in shaded areas.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ Flora of the Fraser Experimental Forest, Colorado. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 1993.
- ^ "Cladonia cenotea". Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria. Retrieved 2019-10-08.