Cladonia cristatella, commonly known as the British soldiers lichen or the British soldiers cup lichen,[1] is a fruticose, cup lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae. The species was first described scientifically by American botanist Edward Tuckerman in 1858.[2]
| Cladonia cristatella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. cristatella
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| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia cristatella Tuck. (1858)
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ Tuckerman E. (1858). "Supplement to an Enumeration of North American Lichenes". American Journal of Science and Arts. 2. 25: 428.