Cladonia furcata

Cladonia furcata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. furcata
Binomial name
Cladonia furcata
(Huds.) Schrad. (1794)

Cladonia furcata or the many-forked cup lichen[1] is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It has an intermediate to tolerant air pollution sensitivity.[2] Extracts of this species have been shown to kill leukemia cells in vitro, and may have possible value in the treatment of cancer.

  1. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference isbn0-87071-394-9 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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