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Cladonia turgida

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Cladonia turgida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. turgida
Binomial name
Cladonia turgida
Ehrh. ex Hoffm. (1796)

Cladonia turgida or the crazy-scale cup lichen[1] is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.[2]

Cladonia turgida contains atranorin and fumarprotocetraric acid with the latter compound sometimes in low quantities.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. ^ "Cladonia turgida Ehrh. ex Hoffm". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ Kristinsson, Hörður (2016). Íslenskar fléttur [Icelandic lichens] (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Hið íslenska bókmenntafélag. ISBN 978-9979-66-347-8.