Genus

Cladonia (Pixie cup lichens)

Cladonia bellidiflora. Photo: (c) Richard Droker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cladonia (cup lichen) is a genus of moss-like lichens in the family Cladoniaceae. They are the primary food source for reindeer and caribou. Cladonia species are of economic importance to reindeer-herders, such as the Sami in Scandinavia or the Nenets in Russia. Antibiotic compounds are extracted from some species to create antibiotic cream. The light green species Cladonia stellaris is used in flower decorations.

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Subtaxa

Species: Cladonia macilenta (Lipstick powderhorn)

Species: Cladonia coniocraea (Common powderhorn)

Species: Cladonia portentosa (Reindeer lichen)

Species: Cladonia bellidiflora (Toy soldiers)

Species: Cladonia furcata (Many-forked cladonia)

Species: Cladonia arbuscula (Reindeer lichen)

Species: Cladonia cristatella (British soldier lichen)

Species: Cladonia fimbriata (Trumpet lichen)

Species: Cladonia pyxidata (Pebbled pixie cup)

Species: Cladonia rangiferina (Gray reindeer lichen)

Complex: Cladonia chlorophaea (Cladonia chlorophaea aggregate)

Species: Cladonia verticillata (Ladder lichen)

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