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Type genus of Cladoniaceae
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Cladonia ( cup lichen ) is a genus of moss -like lichens in the family Cladoniaceae . They are the primary food source for reindeer and caribou . Cladonia species are of economic importance to reindeer-herders, such as the Sami in Scandinavia or the Nenets ...
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Cladonia \Cladonia\ n. the type genus of Cladoniaceae ; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia. Syn: genus Cladonia .
Usage examples of cladonia.
In them I could trace fringe leaf and curly leaf, pressings of enormous bladder caps (Physcomitrium), immense splashes of what seemed to be the scarlet-crested Cladonia, traceries of huge moss veils, crushings of teeth (peristome) gigantic.
In them I could trace fringe leaf and curly leaf, pressingsof enormous bladder caps (Physcomitrium), immense splashes of what seemedto be the scarlet-crested Cladonia, traceries of huge moss veils, crushingsof teeth (peristome) gigantic.
This plant belongs to the genus Cladonia, and somewhat resembles the reindeer lichen.