cup lichen

cup lichen
noun also cup moss
: a lichen having cup-shaped fruiting bodies or stalks (as Lecanora tartarea and various species of Cladonia)

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  • cup lichen —  (genus Cladonia), widely distributed yellow, gray, or brown lichens usually found on the ground or on rocks in the north. The thallus varies in shape from simple and pointed to cup shaped. One of the most commonly collected lichens, it contains… …   Universalium

  • cup moss — noun see cup lichen * * * cup lichen or cup moss noun Any lichen with cup shaped structures • • • Main Entry: ↑cup …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cup-moss — (k?p m?s ; 115), n. (Bot.) A kind of lichen, of the genus {Cladonia}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cladonia — portentosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi …   Wikipedia

  • Cladonia perforata — ID 19581 Symbol Key CLPE5 Common Name cup lichen Family Cladoniaceae Category Lichen Division Ascomycota US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Lichenous Dur …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cladonia asahinae — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Class: Lecanoromycetes …   Wikipedia

  • Cladonia — ID 19456 Symbol Key CLADO3 Common Name cup lichen Family Cladoniaceae Category Lichen Division Ascomycota US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cladonia abbreviatula — ID 19457 Symbol Key CLAB Common Name cup lichen Family Cladoniaceae Category Lichen Division Ascomycota US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Lichenous Dura …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cladonia acuminata — ID 19458 Symbol Key CLAC60 Common Name acutetip cup lichen Family Cladoniaceae Category Lichen Division Ascomycota US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Lichenous …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cladonia alaskana — ID 19461 Symbol Key CLAL60 Common Name Alaskan cup lichen Family Cladoniaceae Category Lichen Division Ascomycota US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Lichenous …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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