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Pebbled Pixie Cup

Cladonia pyxidata

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 693, February 512, March 802, April 1,262, May 1,819, June 1,984, July 2,123, August 1,825, September 1,340, October 1,000, November 547, December 427.
United States17,466
Alaska14,333
Canada2,772
Ontario946
British Columbia372
Michigan365
Minnesota333
Quebec321
New York230
Arizona192

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

Traits

Group and habits

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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

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