Cladonia borealis

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Cladonia borealis
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Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. borealis
Binomial name
Cladonia borealis
S.Stenroos (1989)

Cladonia borealis, commonly known as the boreal cup lichen, [2] is a species of lichen in the genus Cladonia . [3]

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Description

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

Its secondary metabolites include 4-O-demethylbarbatic acid, barbatic acid, rhodocladonic acid and usnic acid. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe. "Cladonia borealis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  3. ↑ Stenroos, S. (1989). "Taxonomy of the Cladonia coccifera group". Annales Botanici Fennici. 26: 160.
  4. ↑ "LIAS light - Item Descriptions".
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