Cladonia portentosa

Cladonia portentosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. portentosa
Binomial name
Cladonia portentosa
(Dufour) Coem. (1865)

Cladonia portentosa, also known as reindeer lichen or the cream cup lichen,[1] is a light-coloured, fruticose, cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.

A similar-looking species, also known by the common name "reindeer lichen", is Cladonia rangiferina.

  1. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.

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