Cladonia parasitica

Cladonia parasitica
Cladonia parasitica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. parasitica
Binomial name
Cladonia parasitica
Hoffm. (1796)
Synonyms
  • Cladonia delicata auct. non (Ach.) Ehrh. Flörke (1828)
  • Cladonia squamosa var. delicata Ehrh. Fr.
  • Lichen parasiticus Hoffm.

Cladonia parasitica, commonly known as the fence-rail cladonia, fence-rail cup lichen[1] or parasite club lichen, is a species of fruticose, cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was first described by Hoffmann in 1784 under the name Lichen parasiticus, until he reclassified it under the genus Cladonia in 1795.

  1. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.