''Cladonia cervicornis'' is a species of
cup lichen
A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay, ...
in the family
Cladoniaceae. It was first
described by Swedish lichenologist
Erik Acharius in 1799 as ''Lichen cervicornis''.
Julius von Flotow
Julius von Flotow; full name- Julius Christian Gottlieb Ulrich Gustav Georg Adam Ernst Friedrich von Flotow (9 March 1788 – 15 August 1856) was a German military officer and a botanist specialized in lichenology and bryology.
Von Flotow was bor ...
transferred it to the genus ''
Cladonia'' in 1849. In North America, it is
colloquially known as the ladder lichen
or elk's-horn cup lichen.
See also
*
List of ''Cladonia'' species
References
cervicornis
Lichen species
Lichens described in 1799
Lichens of North America
Taxa named by Erik Acharius
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