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Ladder Lichen

Cladonia verticillata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 146, February 108, March 169, April 265, May 383, June 417, July 447, August 384, September 282, October 210, November 115, December 90.
United States5,971
Alaska3,016
Canada1,951
Ontario907
Michigan416
Quebec346
Minnesota313
Virginia238
North Carolina234
New York230

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

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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