Cladonia turgida
Appearance
Cladonia turgida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Cladoniaceae |
Genus: | Cladonia |
Species: | C. turgida
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Binomial name | |
Cladonia turgida |
Cladonia turgida or the crazy-scale cup lichen[1] is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.[2]
Cladonia turgida contains atranorin and fumarprotocetraric acid with the latter compound sometimes in low quantities.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ "Cladonia turgida Ehrh. ex Hoffm". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Kristinsson, Hörður (2016). Íslenskar fléttur [Icelandic lichens] (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Hið íslenska bókmenntafélag. ISBN 978-9979-66-347-8.