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farinose cup lichen
Scientific Name: Cladonia farinacea
Family: Cladoniaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Other Names:
Cladonia farinacea
Also known as Farinose Cup Lichen, Cladonia farinacea is a lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cladonia farinacea (Vain.) A. Evans
- Rank: Species
- Family: Cladoniaceae
- Synonyms: Mentions "Farinose Crabseye Lichen, Ochrolechia farinacea Howard. Farinose Cup Lichen, dutohlvka olysvajc, Cladonia scabriuscula (Delise) Leighton."
- Symbol: CLFA3
Considerations for Pets
- The lichen is described as "farinose sorediate" which indicates it produces powdery or granular structures called soredia. These could potentially be irritating if ingested or come into contact with sensitive skin.
Considerations for Children
- The lichen is described as "farinose sorediate" which indicates it produces powdery or granular structures called soredia. These could potentially be irritating if ingested or come into contact with sensitive skin.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Growth Habit: Lichenous
- Tips: subulate, never cup-forming
- Surface: corticate, cortex thinning above
- Podetia often bear farinose sorediate cups
- May have narrow cups without proliferation
- The lichen is described as having brownish tinged, farinose sorediate podetia with small incurved cups.
- Characterized by slim podetia, narrow cups, and farinose features.
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in the Greater Sonoran Desert Region
- Observed in British Columbia
- Lichen herbarium, Oslo (O) in 15 occurrences
- State University Herbarium Lichens in 20 occurrences
Quirky Facts
- Historically, similar lichens (pyxie cup lichen) boiled with milk or syrup have been used as a remedy for whooping cough and chest ailments.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Grows on moss, particularly Chorisodontium
Further Information
- Species recognized by Triebel D. & Rambold G., 2013-01-18, LIAS: A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes in Catalog.