Cladonia strepsilis (Ach.) Mont. is a fungus in the Cladoniaceae family, order Lecanorales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Cladonia strepsilis (Ach.) Mont.

Cladonia strepsilis (Ach.) Mont.

Cladonia strepsilis, the olive cup lichen, is an endangered cup lichen found in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Family
Genus
Cladonia
Order
Lecanorales
Class
Lecanoromycetes

About Cladonia strepsilis (Ach.) Mont.

Cladonia strepsilis, commonly called the olive cup lichen, is a cup lichen species that belongs to the family Cladoniaceae. This species can be found across Asia, Europe, and North America. In Iceland, it occurs only at a small number of sites within the country's Eastern Region, and it is classified as endangered (EN) on the Icelandic red list.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Cladoniaceae Cladonia

More from Cladoniaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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