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Finger Cup Lichen

Cladonia digitata

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 516, February 381, March 597, April 940, May 1,355, June 1,477, July 1,581, August 1,359, September 998, October 745, November 407, December 318.
United States11,177
Alaska10,675
Canada553
Ontario231
Germany206
Poland124
Quebec118
Lithuania117
Michigan108
Austria104

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassCommon Lichens · Lecanoromycetes
Ordershield lichens, rim lichens, and allies · Lecanorales
Familyspindles and structured lichens · Cladoniaceae
Genuspixie cup and reindeer lichens · Cladonia

Sources

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Practise Finger Cup Lichen with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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