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| Cladonia cristatella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. cristatella
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| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia cristatella Tuck. (1858)
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Cladonia cristatella, commonly known as the British soldiers lichen or the British soldiers cup lichen,[2] is a fruticose, cup lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae. The species was first described scientifically by American botanist Edward Tuckerman in 1858.[3] This lichen may be confused with other red-topped lichens including Cladonia leporina and Cladonia incrassata.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe. "Cladonia cristatella". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ Tuckerman E. (1858). "Supplement to an Enumeration of North American Lichenes". American Journal of Science and Arts. 2. 25: 428.
- ^ Lendemer, James; Noel, Nastassja (2018). "Delmarva Lichens: An Illustrated Manual". Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Society. 28 (3). JSTOR 26976763.