Index / Search / Cladonia cristatella
§1 Plant
Cladonia cristatella Tuck.
vernacular British soldier lichen — species · Cladoniaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Lichenous
- Group
- Lichen
- Family
- Cladoniaceae Zenker
- Genus
- Cladonia
Native status, by region
- NA NA Native
County-level range
· 2 counties across 1 state§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 2 counties across 1 state.
Massachusetts view state ↗ 2 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CLCR2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/7082719 ↗Record version
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