Cladonia portentosa
Cladonia portentosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Cladoniaceae |
Genus: | Cladonia |
Species: | C. portentosa |
Binomial name | |
Cladonia portentosa (Dufour) Coem. (1865) | |
Cladonia portentosa, also known as reindeer lichen, is a light-coloured, fruticose lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae.
A similar-looking species also known by the common name reindeer lichen is Cladonia rangiferina.
Description
Cladonia portentosa forms compact interwoven mats up to 6 cm tall. It is richly branched, each branch usually dividing into three but with the penultimate sometimes dividing into two. The branching is at a larger angle than that of Cladonia rangiferina.[1]
See also
Illustrations
Gilbert, O. 2004.[2]
References
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