Cladonia uncialis

Cladonia uncialis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Cladoniaceae
Genus:	Cladonia
Species:	C. uncialis
Binomial name
	Cladonia uncialis; (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg. (1780)
Synonyms
	Lichen uncialis L. (1753);

Cladonia uncialis is a species of fruticose, cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was first described as a new species by Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus in 1753.^[1] It was transferred to the genus Cladonia by Friedrich Heinrich Wiggers in 1780.^[2] In North America, the lichen is colloquially known as the thorn Cladonia^[3] or the thorn cup lichen.^[4]

Cladonia uncialis is host to the lichenicolous fungus species Lichenopeltella uncialicola, which is named after C. uncialis.^[5]

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