Cladonia portentosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Cladoniaceae |
Genus: | Cladonia |
Species: | C. portentosa
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Binomial name | |
Cladonia portentosa |
Cladonia portentosa, also known as reindeer lichen or the cream cup lichen,[1] is a light-coloured, fruticose, cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.
A similar-looking species, also known by the common name "reindeer lichen", is Cladonia rangiferina.
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.[2]
As of July 2021, its conservation status has not been estimated by the IUCN. In Iceland, its conservation status is denoted as data deficient (DD).[3]