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pixie cup lichen

organism
Also known as: Cladonia pyxidata
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  • cup lichen
    cup lichen

    The pixie cup lichen (Cladonia pyxidata) has small funnel-shaped cups and grows about 2.5 cm (1 inch) high. Mealy pixie cup lichen (C. chlorophaea) has small green goblet-shaped cups, often covered with dustlike propagules. Boreal cup lichen (C. borealis) has red cups on a pale green…

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    The pixie cup lichen (Cladonia pyxidata) has small funnel-shaped cups and grows about 2.5 cm (1 inch) high. Mealy pixie cup lichen (C. chlorophaea) has small green goblet-shaped cups, often covered with dustlike propagules. Boreal cup lichen (C. borealis) has red cups on a pale green…

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