Cladonia borealis
| Cladonia borealis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. borealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia borealis S.Stenroos (1989)
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Cladonia borealis, commonly known as the boreal cup lichen,[2] is a species of lichen in the genus Cladonia.[3]
Description
[edit]Cladonia borealis is yellowish green to brown in color. It occurs in North and South America, Antarctica, Eurasia and many on islands. The ascoma, when present is apothecial.
Biochemistry
[edit]Its secondary metabolites include 4-O-demethylbarbatic acid, barbatic acid, rhodocladonic acid and usnic acid. [4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe. "Cladonia borealis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ Stenroos, S. (1989). "Taxonomy of the Cladonia coccifera group". Annales Botanici Fennici. 26: 160.
- ^ "LIAS light - Item Descriptions".