Cladonia phyllophora
| Cladonia phyllophora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. phyllophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia phyllophora Hoffm. (1796) | |
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Cladonia phyllophora, the felt Cladonia,[2] is a widely distributed species of fruticose lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.[3] It was described as a new species in 1796 by the German naturalist Georg Franz Hoffmann.[4] The lichen, which grows on rotting wood and on soil in both open and shaded environments, has been recorded from Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy. Current Name: Cladonia phyllophora Hoffm., Deutschl. Fl., Zweiter Theil (Erlangen): 123 (1796)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens of North America. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-300-08249-4.
- ^ "Cladonia phyllophora Hoffm". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Hoffmann, G.F. (1796). Deutschlands Flora oder Botanisches Taschenbuch. Zweiter Theil für das Jahr 1795. Cryptogamie (in Latin). p. 123. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.126793.
- ^ McMullin, R. Troy (2023). Lichens. The Macrolichens of Ontario and the Great Lakes Region of the United States. Firefly Books. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-228-10369-1.
