Common Name | Mealy Pixie-Cup |
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Family | Cladoniaceae |
Genus | Cladonia |
Species | chlorophaea |
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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. |