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Cladonia cariosa
In Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, Washington
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Cladoniaceae
Genus:	Cladonia
Species:	C. cariosa
Binomial name
Cladonia cariosa (Ach.) Spreng.
Synonyms
Lichen cariosus Ach.

Cladonia cariosa, the split-peg lichen or the split-peg soldiers cup lichen, is a species of fruticose, cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was first formally named by Erik Acharius in 1799 as Lichen cariosus and transferred to the genus Cladonia in 1827 by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel. It has a broad distribution, occurring in Europe, Asia, North America, and South America.

References

1. ^ "Synonymy: Cladonia cariosa (Ach.) Spreng". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
2. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
3. "Cladonia cariosa, Split-peg Lichen". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
4. Nash, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bungartz, F., (eds.) 2002. Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region. Vol 1. at LichenPortal.
5. "Cladonia cariosa (Ach.) Spreng". species.nbnatlas.org. NBN Atlas. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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