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Florke's cup lichen
Scientific Name: Cladonia floerkeana
Family: Cladoniaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Other Names:
Cladonia floerkeana: Florke's Cup Lichen
Cladonia floerkeana, commonly known as Florke's Cup Lichen or Devil's Matchsticks (sometimes Bengal Match Lichen), is a lichen belonging to the Cladoniaceae family.
Other common names include:
- Matchstick Lichen
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cladonia floerkeana (Fr.) Flrke
- Family: Cladoniaceae
- Group: Lichen
- Synonyms: Gritty British Soldiers
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is rated as "No" when considering if it's safe for dogs.
Considerations for Children
- This plant is rated as "No" when considering if it's safe for children.
Distribution and Habitat
- Cladonia floerkeana is found across the boreal forest and is characteristic of dunes covered in vegetation.
- It has been observed in locations such as the Outer Hebrides and Ruhnu.
- This lichen often grows on rotting tree stumps or peaty soils.
Morphological Characteristics
- This cup lichen has upright fruiting stalks.
- The cups open out abruptly from the stalk reaching a diameter of up to 5 mm.
- It is one of many 'pixie cup' lichens.
- It produces red fruit bodies.
Quirky Facts
- Despite its appearance, Cladonia floerkeana is not a plant or an animal; it's a lichen, which is a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and algae.