Cladonia deformis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. deformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia deformis | |
Cladonia deformis, also known as the lesser sulphur cup or the lesser sulphur cup lichen,[2] is a light-coloured, fruticose, cup lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae.[3] This lichen was first described as Lichen deformis by Carl Linnaeus in 1753,[4][5] and transferred to the genus Cladonia in 1796 by Georg Franz Hoffmann.[4][6]
As of July 2021, its conservation status has not been estimated by the IUCN. In Iceland, its conservation status is denoted as data deficient (DD).[7]
References
- ^ NatureServe. "Cladonia deformis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ "Lesser Sulphur-cup Lichen (Fungi, Lichens & Mosses of Glacier National Park) · iNaturalist". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ a b "Index Fungorum - Names Record". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ Linnaeus, C. (1753). "Cryptogamia Algae". Species Plantarum. 2: 1252.
- ^ Hoffman, G.F. (1796). "Cryptogamia scutellata". Deutschlands Flora Oder Botanisches Taschenbuch: 120.
- ^ Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.