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SPECIES: Cladonia (Cladina) spp. | Reindeer Lichen 



ABBREVIATION : 
CLASPP

SYNONYMS : 
   Cladonia alpestris = C. stellaris
   Cladonia arbuscula = C. sylvatica


SCS PLANT CODE : 
NO-ENTRY


COMMON NAMES : 
   reindeer lichen
   lichen
   reindeer moss lichen
   caribou lichen


TAXONOMY : 
The most widely accepted genus name for reindeer lichens is Cladonia
Wigg. (subgenus Cladina (Nyl.) Vain) [13,35,40].  The characters derived
from the mycobiont (the fungal member of a lichen) have been given most
weight in the recognition of orders, families, and genera of lichen.
The characters used to separate these categories are now almost
exclusively mycological, but genera largely based on such features have
not found general acceptance [13].  Some authorities separate the
reindeer lichens into the genus Cladina, while others refer to it as
subgenus Cladina of the genus Cladonia [40].  In this report taxonomy
will follow the latter, with emphasis on the four species of reindeer
lichens listed below:

        Cladonia alpestris (L.) Rabenh.
        Cladonia arbuscula (Wallr.) Rabenh.
        Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Nyl
        Cladonia mitis Sandst.


LIFE FORM : 
Lichen

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
Cladonia perforata is federally listed as endangered [45].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie L. Tesky, August 1992.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1992. Cladonia spp.  In: Remainder of Citation

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