Cladonia chlorophaea

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Common Name Mealy Pixie-Cup
Family Cladoniaceae
Genus Cladonia
Species chlorophaea
Authority
Synonyms Cladonia pyxidata subsp. chlorophaeae; Cenomyce chlorophaeae
Comments N/A
Location Found University of Waterloo
Growth Structure Fruticose
Environmental Monitoring It is generally a pollution sensitive species. It is sensitive to sulphur and nitrous oxides and fertilizing nitrogen. However some literature have shown it to be pollution tolerant.
References Brodo et al, 2001.; International Mycological Association, 2016.; Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2012.; Will-Wolf et al, 2015.