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Green Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia arbuscula
28 photos
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Easily confused with
gray reindeer lichenCladonia rangiferina
Reindeer LichenCladonia portentosa
Star-tipped Reindeer LichenCladonia stellaris
Dixie Reindeer LichenCladonia subtenuis
Thorn LichenCladonia uncialis
many-forked cladoniaCladonia furcata
Fuzzy Reindeer LichenCladonia confusa
Cladonia rangiformis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 32,637 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 30,386 |
| Canada | 3,244 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,082 |
| Ontario | 565 |
| Quebec | 383 |
| Maine | 344 |
| Finland | 328 |
| British Columbia | 307 |
| New York | 242 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
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
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ascomycete Fungi · Ascomycota |
| Class | Common Lichens · Lecanoromycetes |
| Order | shield lichens, rim lichens, and allies · Lecanorales |
| Family | spindles and structured lichens · Cladoniaceae |
| Genus | pixie cup and reindeer lichens · Cladonia |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Green Reindeer Lichen with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.