Split-peg Lichen
Cladonia cariosa (Ach.) Sprengel
Split-peg Lichen: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/4894
Synonyms
Split-peg Soldiers 
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Cladonia cariosa
In Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, Washington
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. cariosa
Binomial name
Cladonia cariosa
Synonyms[1]

Lichen cariosus Ach.

Cladonia cariosa, the split-peg lichen or the split-peg soldiers cup lichen,[2] is a species of fruticose, cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.[3] It was first formally named by Erik Acharius in 1799 as Lichen cariosus and transferred to the genus Cladonia in 1827 by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel.[1] It has a broad distribution, occurring in Europe, Asia, North America, and South America.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Synonymy: Cladonia cariosa (Ach.) Spreng". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  3. ^ "Cladonia cariosa, Split-peg Lichen". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ Nash, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bungartz, F., (eds.) 2002. Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region. Vol 1. at LichenPortal.
  5. ^ "Cladonia cariosa (Ach.) Spreng". species.nbnatlas.org. NBN Atlas. Retrieved 27 September 2020.


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