Cladonia cristatella

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Cladonia cristatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species: C. cristatella
Binomial name
Cladonia cristatella
Tuck.

Cladonia cristatella, commonly known as the British soldier lichen, is a fruticose lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae. The species was first described scientifically by the American Botanist Edward Tuckerman in 1858.[1]

References

  1. Tuckerman E. (1858). American Journal of Science and Arts. 2 25: 428. 

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