Cladonia leporina

Cladonia leporina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Cladoniaceae
Genus:	Cladonia
Species:	C. leporina
Binomial name
	Cladonia leporina; Fr. (1831)

Cladonia leporina is a species of lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was described as a new species in 1831 by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries.^[1] In North America, it is colloquially known as the "jester lichen".^[2] A sighting of a population of the lichen in New York (state) is the northernmost known occurrence of this species.^[3]

References

^ Fries, E.M. (1831). Lichenographia Europaea Reformata (in Latin). p. 243. LCCN 03032364.
^ Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-300-08249-4.
^ Hoffman, Jordan R. (2019). "Cladonia leporina (Cladoniaceae), a new macrolichen for New York State and northern range extension found in Brooklyn, New York City". The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 146 (2): 138–141. doi:10.3159/TORREY-D-18-00028.1. S2CID 164624621.

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[Fries_1831-1] Fries, E.M. (1831). Lichenographia Europaea Reformata (in Latin). p. 243. LCCN 03032364.

[Brodo_et_al._2001-2] Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-300-08249-4.

[Hoffman_2019-3] Hoffman, Jordan R. (2019). "Cladonia leporina (Cladoniaceae), a new macrolichen for New York State and northern range extension found in Brooklyn, New York City". The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 146 (2): 138–141. doi:10.3159/TORREY-D-18-00028.1. S2CID 164624621.

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Cladonia leporina

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